Trusts

Providing For Handicapped Heirs In Your Will With a Special-Needs Trust

A special needs trust can be used to help take care of a disabled loved one after your death without causing a loss of his or her public benefits.

Avoiding Year's Support Litigation in Georgia Using Living Trusts

In the State of Georgia, the statutory doctrine of "year's support" can utterly defeat some estate plans. The problem can be voided by careful pla...

Asset Protection Planning

Asset protection planning involves figuring out and applying a lawful series of techniques that protect your assets from claims of future creditors....

Revocable Living Trust

A revocable living trust is a trust which is created during the lifetime of the person who establishes the trust, also referred to as a “testator....

Spendthrift Trust

A spendthrift trust is a trust which is created for another person. The person creating the trust is called the “settlor,” while the person who ...

Real Estate Invsetment Trust

A real estate investment trust is a type of security that is sold like a stock on the stock exchange. Therefore, it is possible to buy shares direct...

Will Executor Duties

A trust is an important legal document that many people create during their lifetime but is not as vital of a document as a will is. Wills detail ho...

Trusts 101: Types of Trusts

Although not as popular as creating a will, creating a trust as part of an overall estate planning strategy is becoming more and more commonplace due ...

Totten Trust

A totten trust is an informal trust which arises where a person, known as a “settlor,” establishes a bank account or security for another...

Irrevocable Trusts

An irrevocable trust is one which cannot be changed or terminated unless the beneficiary of the trust grants permission to do so. Therefore, once th...

Change or Terminate a Trust

When ownership of certain assets is transferred to a trustee, a trust has been created. The assets, which are to be left to the selected beneficiari...

Trust Planning

Trusts can be very difficult & complicated let a trust attorney consult you. Trusts come in a variety of forms and can be established in many di...

A trust is defined as a legal arrangement where property is managed by an appointed person for another person. The person who creates the trust is k...

A Resulting Trust

A resulting trust is a somewhat complicated trust which is not formed pursuant to a formal trust document; rather, a resulting trust is an implied t...

Inter Vivos Trusts

An inter vivos trust is a trust which is created during the lifetime of the person who establishes the trust, also referred to as a “testator.” ...

Implied Trusts

An implied trust is one which is not expressly stated; rather, the implied trust arises because the court provides the trust as a remedy. This ty...

Express Trusts

An express trust is a trust which has been created pursuant to the legal formalities of the jurisdiction where the trust is established. Generally...

Constructive Trust

A constructive trust is no one which arises by an actual trust document; rather, the trust arises by court intervention. The trust will be found by...

Charitable Trust

A charitable trust is a trust which contains assets or property which is for the benefit of a charitable purpose. Frequently, the charitable trus...

Asset Protection Trusts

Asset protection trusts are estate planning mechanisms which allow for individuals to keep their property and assets protected from liability, bankr...

Special Needs Trusts

ADVANTAGE The primary advantage a special needs trust offers over a direct gift or inheritance is that, if arranged properly, the assets in the trus...

Estate Tax

Sweeping changes were made to the tax laws by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001. In addition to the many income...