When a certificated security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the issuer has an obligation to replace that certificate if the owner: So requests before the issuer has notice that the ...

Q: Is an affidavit of trust and a certificate of trust the same thing? It seems like the affidavit of trust simply states the terms of the trust. Why is it necessary?

Courtesy / Getty Images/iStockphoto (This is the final article in a series about Texas probate procedures.) There are very few types of documents that are as misunderstood as the Affidavit of Heirship ...