are likely to exceed those paid to individual trustees, who can and sometimes do waive the fees to which they are entitled. Professionals typically get paid based on the percentage of assets they have to manage and sometimes charge a minimum fee, which can make their services costly for more modest estates. Any trust involving less than $50,000 should probably be handled by an individual trustee since the high fees charged by a corporation wouldn't justify its involvement, according to Gerry W. Beyer, a professor of law at Texas Tech University School of Law in Lubbock, Texas, who has written several books about wills, trusts and estates. But even a trust that surpasses the $50,000 threshold doesn't necessarily cry out for professional management. Some experts say it depends more on the type of trust you have and the complexity of the assets held by it. If "you have a legacy trust that endures multiple generations," for example, you might prefer a corporate trustee, says Paul E. Tramontano, co-chief executive officer and a founding member of Constellation Wealth Advisors LLC, an independent multifamily investment firm in New York. That's because an entity like a bank is likely to outlive a friend or family member tapped to do the job. 2. Can anyone in your family do the job? If a trust or estate is fairly straightforward, there are benefits to having a family member or close friend run it following your death -- namely, that person knew you in life and