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The Importance Of A Statement Of Intent In A Trust

Gabriel Katzner - June 28, 2022 - Trust Administration

Your reason or intent for creating a trust can have significant legal ramifications. And like all intents, to maintain clarity, it is best to put it in writing as a statement. This statement helps ensure your trustee understands why you have chosen to establish a Trust and provides guidelines on managing it. The statement of […]

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REASONS WHY A TRUST MIGHT TERMINATE

Gabriel Katzner - June 27, 2022 - Trust Administration

At some point a trust might terminate . While trusts can stretch across generations and keep money and property within a family, no trust has unlimited funds or will last an unlimited amount of time. A trust might terminate because: The trust has accomplished its intended purposes. It is no longer economically feasible to have […]

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Trustee: Protect From Claims Of Self-Dealing

Gabriel Katzner - June 14, 2022 - Trust Administration

A trustee is a person who is given control over or the power to administer a trust. This person has a fiduciary duty to the beneficiaries, which means they must put the interests of the trust beneficiaries ahead of their own. Doing so allows them to keep the beneficiary’s trust and faith in their ability […]

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ESTATE PLANNING FOR THE STAY-AT-HOME PARENT

ESTATE PLANNING FOR THE STAY-AT-HOME PARENT

Gabriel Katzner - June 13, 2022 - Estate Planning

While it is common for parents to make plans to support their family if a working parent is injured, incapacitated, or dies, it is also important to make plans in case these same circumstances happen to the stay-at-home parent. Stay-at-home parents make valuable non-financial contributions that would be expensive to replace. Do you have plans […]

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What is Slayer Rules?

Slayer Rules

Gabriel Katzner - June 7, 2022 - Asset Protection

Life insurance policies have been a plot point in countless thrillers and true crime shows. We’ve all seen the classic whodunnit with a $1 million life insurance payout as the motive and the beneficiary as the prime suspect. But, real life isn’t a true crime show. Slayer rules, also known as slayer statutes, keep anyone […]

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QTIP TRUST – WILL PROVIDE FOR MY SPOUSE?

Gabriel Katzner - June 1, 2022 - Estate Planning

A QTIP trust (qualified terminable interest property)  is an estate planning tool that can help married couples mitigate some of the uncertainty about how they will provide for each other while maximizing certain tax advantages. A QTIP trust is a special trust that can be used to transfer assets in a trust to a spouse […]

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WHAT IS A TANGLED TITLE?

Gabriel Katzner - May 11, 2022 - Estate Planning

Having the title to your home means that your name is on the deed. “Tangled Title” refers back to the scenario while you stay in a home you own (or have a proper to own) however your call isn’t at the deed. Most often, titles get tangled the person whose call is at the deed […]

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What is an electronic will

CAN YOU DO AN ELECTRONIC WILL?

Gabriel Katzner - May 5, 2022 - Wills

In today’s world, especially after the pandemic, nearly all business functions offer an electronic alternative. In the past, all the meetings were in the offices, now, people feel more comfortable holding most of their meetings online. In most cases, they are faster to execute, less expensive, and easier to implement. So too, documents that are […]

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THE ROLES OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN ESTATE PLANNING

Gabriel Katzner - April 26, 2022 - Estate Planning

The estate planning is the process of making decisions about what happens to you, your hard-earned assets, money, and property when you can no longer decide for yourself.  Your estate plan should include input from many people. If it doesn’t, it may fall short of your expectations and be ineffective at meeting your goals. Let’s […]

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ESTATE PLANNING FOR COUPLES WITH AN AGE GAP

Gabriel Katzner - April 18, 2022 - Estate Planning

With couples of similar ages, planning for the future is quite naturally a joint effort. However, if you’re married to somebody who is considerably older or younger than you, the future will look different and mean various things to each of you. You wish to possess comprehensive money and estate plans to shield yourself, your […]

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