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Trusts are powerful tools for protecting your assets, avoiding probate, minimizing taxes, and ensuring your wealth passes to future generations according to your wishes. Our attorneys design customized trust strategies for your unique situation.

Trust vs. Will: Understanding the Difference

While both are essential estate planning tools, trusts offer significant advantages for many families.

Feature
Will
Trust
Avoids Probate
Maintains Privacy
Immediate Effect at Death
Incapacity Planning
Asset Protection
Lower Initial Cost
Simpler to Create

Types of Trusts We Create

We design the right trust structure for your specific goals and circumstances.

Revocable Living Trust

The most common estate planning trust. Maintain full control while helping properly funded assets bypass probate and maintaining privacy.

  • Bypass probate on properly funded assets
  • Maintain complete control
  • Privacy protection
  • Seamless incapacity planning
  • Easily amendable

Best for:

Most families seeking probate avoidance and flexibility

Irrevocable Trust

Provides superior asset protection and estate tax benefits by removing assets from your taxable estate.

  • Asset protection from creditors
  • Estate tax reduction
  • Medicaid planning
  • Lawsuit protection
  • Generation-skipping transfer

Best for:

High-net-worth individuals and those needing asset protection

Special Needs Trust

Provide for a loved one with disabilities without jeopardizing their eligibility for government benefits.

  • Preserve SSI/SSDI eligibility
  • Maintain Medicaid benefits
  • Supplemental care funding
  • Quality of life enhancement
  • Professional trustee options

Best for:

Families with disabled dependents receiving government benefits

Charitable Trust

Create a lasting philanthropic legacy while enjoying significant income and estate tax benefits.

  • Charitable remainder trusts (CRT)
  • Charitable lead trusts (CLT)
  • Income tax deductions
  • Capital gains avoidance
  • Family legacy creation

Best for:

Charitably-minded individuals with appreciated assets

Advanced Trust Strategies

For complex estates, we offer sophisticated trust planning techniques.

Qualified Personal Residence Trust (QPRT)

Transfer your home at reduced gift tax cost

Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT)

Transfer assets with minimal gift tax

Intentionally Defective Grantor Trust (IDGT)

Estate freeze and income tax benefits

Life Insurance Trust (ILIT)

Remove life insurance from taxable estate

Spendthrift Trust

Protect beneficiaries from creditors and themselves

Generation-Skipping Trust

Transfer wealth across multiple generations

Trust Administration Services

Creating a trust is just the beginning. We provide ongoing support to ensure your trust operates smoothly and achieves its intended purposes.

  • Trust funding guidance and assistance
  • Trustee education and support
  • Annual trust reviews and updates
  • Beneficiary distributions
  • Tax compliance and reporting
  • Trust modifications and amendments

The Trust Funding Process

1

Asset Review

Identify all assets that should be transferred to the trust

2

Titling Changes

Re-title accounts and property into the trust name

3

Beneficiary Updates

Update beneficiary designations as appropriate

4

Verification

Confirm all transfers are complete and documented

Is a Trust Right for You?

Schedule a consultation to discuss your goals and determine if a trust is the right solution.

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