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Untrustworthy Trustees
September 12th, 2013 by | Commercial Transactions, Court Disputes, Wills & Estate Planning
Trusts are appropriate legal structures in many circumstances. However even a well thought out trust structure supported by an excellent trust deed will fail the settlor’s aims if the trustee is untrustworthy. What is a Trust? A Trust is an arrangement where X holds or controls property for Y. In this case X… Read more »
Passing Control of Family Discretionary Trust
September 8th, 2013 by | Wills & Estate Planning
When making a will it is important to understand that you can only give what is yours. Assets owned via a family discretionary trust structure cannot be gifted directly in a will. If some or all of a will maker’s assets are owned through a trust, the will maker does not own the trust assets…. Read more »
