What to do if my dad died and I was appointed his personal representative?

What to do if my dad died and I was appointed his personal representative?

Both mom and dad have trusts and I am the trustee for both. I cashed in assets in my dad’s name that were not in his trust and transferred them into my mom’s trust. Now, I’m told the assets should have gone into his trust first and then, as trustee, I would transfer them to my mom’s trust. I by-passed that step. Do I need to do anything?

Asked on April 1, 2013 under Estate Planning, Michigan

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