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Single Family Private Trust Companies
Families with substantial wealth looking for fiduciary services may wish to consider forming a Private Single Family Trust Company as an alternate option. A Private Single Family Trust Company exists to provide fiduciary services to the family’s trust(s) and is a...
Validity of Conditional Gifts: You Only Get This If…
A conditional gift can be as simple as requiring a beneficiary to reach a certain age before he or she receives a gift from a will or trust. A conditional gift such as this can be important to ensure a young beneficiary has obtained a proper level of financial...
Domestic Asset Protection Trusts: Connecticut Enters the Playing Field
As domestic self-settled spendthrift trusts (AKA Domestic Asset Protection Trusts, or DAPTs) become more popular as asset protection structures for those with increased assets or exposure to liability generally, more states are hopping on the band wagon and enacting...
Incorporating Crypto and Electronic Assets into your Estate Plan:
At the end of the day, the Executor or Trustee of your estate is going to need to know what asset you have, and more importantly, how to access these assets. Because Crypto and other electronic assets typically involve crypto keys, it is very important that you make...
Tricks to Circumvent UTMA (Uniform Transfers to Minors Act) Account Regret:
Parents, grandparents, and anyone who was funded a UTMA account! Are you aware that once a minor of a UTMA account reaches the age of majority (18 most states), he or she has the absolute right to withdraw all assets without any strings attached? This article...
Revocable Living Trusts and the Trustee: Who Should I Pick as Successor Trustee?
The Trustee of a Trust is the person in charge, the manager, the mover and shaker when it comes to fulfilling the intent of the Trust. The Settlors (those creating the Revocable Living Trust) will need to consider and ultimately pick who will be the Trustee of their...
Estate Planning and Tax Practitioners Beware! IRS Offshore Trust Compliance Approaches.
A kind reminder to fellow Estate Planning and Tax practitioners that March 15th is the deadline for filing IRS Form 3520-A, the Annual Information Return of Foreign Trusts with a U.S. Owner (or filing an extension via form 7004). The IRS requires the 3520-A to be...
Do I need a Revocable Living Trust or a Will? Key Advantages and Disadvantages of both.
In a nutshell, wills are simpler, shorter, and often times less costly. A properly drafted Will allows you to pick the beneficiaries you want to inherit your property at your death. However, a Will still has to run through the Probate system, which can cost time and...
