Family Trust

A trust is an estate planning tool used by people to protect their assets during their lifetime, and to dictate how those assets are to be disbursed upon their death. A family trust, also known as a “by-pass trust,” is a trust created by a married couple with a large estate for the purpose of avoiding federal estate taxes when […]

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Trust

A trust is a legal tool used by many individuals to control how their assets are managed after their death. Once a trust has been created, the creator, called a “Trustor,” transfers ownership of certain specified property and financial assets to the trust for the benefit of others, called “beneficiaries.” The assets in the trust are then managed by a […]

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