With a nongrantor trust, the trust maker has given up all power over the trust and has no right to any of the trust’s accounts or property. In many circumstances, the trust maker may not even be a trust beneficiary.
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Unfortunately, some trustees fail to comply to inform. This leaves beneficiaries in the dark about their trust. The reasons for this failure to communicate vary. Some trustees fail to understand their duties.
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n willing (and able) to do what you are asking of them. A complete estate plan includes not only a first choice, but two backups for each of these positions.
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A cold wallet is a physical storage device, such as a USB drive. It stores your crypto offline. The downsides of this option include the cost of the hardware, and that the device may be a small object which may easily be misplaced.
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Expressing your end-of-life wishes during a family meeting helps ensure that everyone stays on the same page when the time comes.
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The first step to protecting your artistic legacy is to catalog your artwork, including pieces you sold. Specify how much to sell each piece for. This information may aid artwork evaluation.
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If you live in one of the above states, the debts your spouse incurred during marriage become your debts. As a result, if you cannot repay an insolvent estate, the court could rule you responsible for repayment.
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About 80 percent of Americans carry some type of debt. This includes credit cards and student loans as well as mortgage debt and personal loans.
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The National Association of Home Builders reports that people owned 7.5 million second homes in 2018. This makes up 5.5 percent of the total number of homes. Such vacation property must be planned for, managed, and maintained. What’s more, they birth happy memories for their owners. Consider these estate planning questions to protect your place […]
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Blended families challenge us in life and death. Someone with children from a previous marriage balances wanting to provide for their children and their spouse. Specifically, concerns arise relative to the money left to the current spouse.