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  • 4 Genius Ways to Avoid Probate in Texas

    Establish a Revocable Living Trust You can easily avoid probate in Texas by setting up a revocable living trust. With a revocable living trust, you have full control over your assets during your lifetime, and they The successor trustee can manage the trust assets without court intervention. Protection against challenges: Revocable living trusts can help minimize the risk of legal challenges

  • Why You Should Have an Estate Plan

    One way to plan for this situation is to make use of incentive trusts. These are a type of trust designed to encourage or disincentivize certain behavior. A special needs trust, on the other hand, may protect a beneficiary from losing government benefits or However, if they are a minor, it may be advisable to set up a trust that will allow the trustee to control Trusts allow you to control how your assets are distributed and can cover specific circumstances.

  • The Procrastinator’s Guide to Estate Planning

    Providing instructions as to how to care for minor children or pets can be an immense weight off the documents established will allow you to make your wishes known when it comes to minor children and pets

  • Bitter Fight for Media Mogul’s Billions

    Redstone’s interest in the two media companies is governed by an irrevocable trust. When Redstone dies or is no longer able to oversee his affairs, a group of trustees will assume decision-making This lawsuit doesn’t challenge the authority of the trust or control of the two media companies.

  • How Often Do You Need to Update Your Estate Planning?

    an adult Death or disability of someone named in the estate Death or disability of your executor or trustee A comprehensive estate plan may also include a revocable living trust . A living trust allows someone to take ownership of your assets while you are still alive and distributes With this type of trust, you would still be able to manage your assets while living. From creating or updating your will or helping to establish trusts , we are here to help with all aspects

  • Ensuring Your Legacy Through Estate Planning

    Trusts You can also name a charity as a trust beneficiary or create a trust specifically for a charitable Charitable Remainder Trust: With this trust, you or people you designate can receive the trust income Charitable Lead Trust: Conversely, with this trust, charities you designate can receive the trust income for the trust term. Incentive Trusts: While not a specific type of trust, an incentive trust refers to using incentive clauses

  • Children Challenge Pittsburgh Publisher’s Will After Being Left Out

    of this, Jennie said the attorney influenced the publisher to put a large part of his estate into a trust That case alleges that Gutnick and two other trustees improperly allowed Scaife to drain a family trust

  • Special Needs Letter of Intent: Everything You Need to Know

    It goes hand in hand with a special needs trust by offering detailed instructions on how to provide personal This document is helpful for caregivers, trustees, and family members who are part of your child’s care Identify caregivers and trustees — Identify the people responsible for your child’s care. Haven’t set up a special needs trust yet? No problem.

  • 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.

  • A New Era of Estate Planning

    Part of the deceased spouse’s assets equal to the estate tax exemption amount would be placed into a trust The surviving spouse didn’t technically own the assets held in the trust. The assets that the surviving spouse owned outside of the trust would also pass without estate tax up For many, a credit shelter trust isn’t necessary for estate tax purposes. If the spouse opts to disclaim the assets, they’ll pass into a bypass trust established for his or her

  • Estate and Gift Tax Rate Hikes: What Does This Mean for You?

    Grantor trusts will no longer be afforded many of the current benefits. Assets owned by a grantor trust will be considered owned by the grantor and included in their estate While currently existing grantor trusts will be grandfathered in, new trusts would not be. If you have been considering a grantor trust for your estate, now is the time to put your plans into

  • 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. living trust will spell out instructions and requirements for paying alimony and child support. The trust’s creator – the grantor – is required to fund the trust, which will make payments according to the trust’s provisions.

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