Protect Your Valuable Assets With a Family Trust
Do you have an heirloom that you want to pass on to your children or grandchildren? However you mention them in your opinion, the court will review it. Having a family trust avoids this legal process and is one less thing to worry about for your children. Without a family trust, your children must pay their inheritance for attorney’s fees and other administrative costs. Elvis Presley’s Estate is worth more than $10 billion, but the heirs lost more than 70% of his estate due to Probate! What is a family trust? A family trust is a legal agreement in which a person transfers their property to another person who holds and manages the assets of the beneficiaries named after their death. The legal term for this arrangement is called a trust deed. A person who transfers his property is called a transferee. The third person described is the trustee and the designated beneficiary is called the beneficiary. For example, parents want to transfer ownership of their home to their childre...