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  • Saints Owner Will Call Another Play in Fight Over Trusts

    Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson’s original proposal to remove team ownership from his estranged family’s trust t let Benson personally guarantee promissory notes he offered in exchange for Saints shares held in trust he intends to leave full ownership of the Saints to his wife Gayle and has been trying to revoke the trust The trust funds allow for assets to be removed, but only in exchange for other assets of equal value. With that arrangement, the trusts could try to seize Benson’s personal assets—including the controlling

  • Estate Planning During a Divorce: 4 Key Considerations

    With your spouse, you have drawn up a will and established trusts to organize your estate after your Continue reading to learn more about using a trust for these reasons. Setting Up a Trust to Handle Alimony and Child Support, and to Direct Funds to Your Heirs A revocable The trust’s creator – the grantor – is required to fund the trust, which will make payments according to the trust’s provisions.

  • SPECIAL NEEDS PLANNING 101 | SPECIAL NEEDS LAWYERS IN HOUSTON

    The Special Needs Trust It is not enjoyable to think about how your loved one will continue on without The special needs trust is one of the best tools you can use. – This person will manage the assets of the trust for your loved one’s financial support. · Providing The trust will allow you to lay out those needs, as well as your wishes for him or her. He or she will also help you develop the instructions for the special needs trust and will likely have

  • Why Is the Probate and Settlement Process So Complex?

    One thing to note is that if assets are placed in a revocable or living trust, they cannot be controlled However, the court stays out of the probate and settlement affairs if the assets are under a revocable (living) trust.

  • Estate Planning Myths

    If you have a trust to avoid probate and distribute assets, the process might be easier for all parties To avoid probate, you may want to place your assets in an individual revocable trust for your children

  • Essential Guide to Estate Planning in Texas

    Trusts: Privacy, Protection, and Tax Benefits Trusts are another important component of estate planning They provide privacy, as the details of a trust are not made public. Trusts also offer protection from creditors and can provide tax benefits. You should choose someone that you trust to fulfill this role. The executor administers your will, while the trustee manages any trusts you establish.

  • Review Your Old Trusts

    However, as Kiplinger’s Retirement Report points out in “Old Trusts Create Tax Issues for Heirs,” estate tax laws have changed significantly since the time when many of these trusts were created. The problem for irrevocable bypass trusts is that assets in them do not receive the step up basis for laws are actually creating a greater tax burden now and they would be better off without the bypass trusts For example, in blended family situations, the irrevocable bypass trust may be the appropriate solution

  • Create a Road Map for the Care of Your Special Needs Child

    This is a road map for future caregivers and trustees on how best to care for your child. Your attorney may advise you to create a Special Needs Trust, which will protect benefit eligibility. When you die, you leave your assets to the trust instead of giving them directly to your child. A child’s benefits pay for basic needs and a special needs trust could pay for extra things such as music Some parents do not set up a trust and leave the entire estate to their other children with the expectation

  • Estate Planning Laws in Texas

    Dynasty Trusts The perks of a dynasty trust for long-term wealth planning are significant. A new law allows these trusts to exist for up to 300 years. Charitable trusts are not subject to durational limitations. When weighing a dynasty trust for your family, explore the perks of using a corporate trustee. A corporate trustee can offer professional management skills and understand trust laws in ways a friend

  • Which Trust is Right for Me?

    structure of a family trust is critical in how the trust gets taxed. For tax purposes, the big factor in a family trust is whether it qualifies as a grantor trust. That means that revocable trusts will typically qualify as grantor trusts. grantor trust status. If grantor trust rules don’t apply, then the big issue is who is entitled to the trust income.

  • 92-Year-Old Media Mogul’s Health and Succession Plan Closely Watched

    A trust was established to oversee Redstone’s 80% stake after Redstone dies or when there is a legal Under the succession plan, seven trustees would oversee Redstone’s National Amusements interests, including Dauman, the Viacom CEO, also is a trustee. The seven trustees would have a fiduciary responsibility to exercise, Dauman said. No one individual will control the trust; rather, it will operate by a majority vote.

  • First Time Parents Need to Celebrate by Naming a Guardian

    comes to handling the money issues, you can choose someone other than the guardian to be named as the trustee Having two people, the trustee and guardian, agree on financial issues may produce the best outcome for #HoustonGuardianship #ProbateAttorney #TrustsandEstates #WillChanges #LeagueCityEstatePlanning #Probate

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