You knew that your organization was going to benefit from someone’s estate when they passed away. The two of you had talked about it before; you were both friends, they’d been very involved in your organization over the years and it was important to them. As a result, they put a significant amount of money […]
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An important instrument that many individuals of means often set up as part of their estate planning toolkit is a trust. By doing so, they provide their heirs or beneficiaries with many tax savings benefits. Many people decide to leave behind some assets to their family members or close friends. Others leave their remaining assets […]
When someone creates an estate plan, they might include trusts in that plan. It is expected that those will be handled in the manner in which the person instructed. However, there are times when things might not move forward as they should. One issue that sometimes comes up is that the estate plan isn’t set […]
If you’ve met with an attorney to draft a will or set up an estate, then you’re probably familiar with them asking you if the wishes that you’ve expressed are being made of your own free will. The reason that they ask this is to make sure that you’re not under someone else’s “undue influence”. […]
When a person passes away, their estate directives may come as a shock to their loved ones. Perhaps the person spoke for most of their life about leaving their estate to a particular charity, but instead left it to one of their carers that they had known in their final months. Alternatively, they may have […]
Trusts are useful tools for people to distribute assets after they pass away. The trusts holds the assets, which are managed by a trustee. For the most part, there isn’t much that can be done when heirs don’t agree with the terms of the trust; however, there are some situations that might require legal action. […]
When a person passes away, going over the estate plan is something that some heir and beneficiaries look forward to. In some cases, the decedent includes beneficiaries besides relatives. This might lead to some problems because the family members might question the inclusion of entities like charities. Trust litigation might come up at this point. […]
A person who is creating an estate plan will sometimes include trusts in that plan. This is a fairly straightforward process that makes it easier for the estate to transfer the assets to the beneficiary when the creator passes away. While this usually occurs without any issues, there are times when the person or entity […]
A person who is creating an estate plan will often use trusts as a way to move assets around. These are established with a specific purpose in mind and must be handled in a specific manner. While these are usually foolproof, there are times when a trust litigation matter might come up. We can help […]
Trust litigation may erupt when the rights to a trust are not clear. An individual or a company, for example, could find that the language of the trust is ambiguous to the degree that its intentions are unclear — or because one party is doggedly intent on interpreting the trust in an inappropriate manner. At […]
