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Trusts
Trusts are estate-planning tools that can help you manage property during life while ensuring a smooth transition of affairs after death. The Trusts section of FindLaw's Estate Planning Center includes practical information on different types of trusts including living trusts and charitable trusts. You'll also find useful guidance on how to set up a living trust, choosing a trustee, tax implications of trusts, when it makes sense to hire an attorney and related issues.
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- Trusts: An Overview - Basics of testamentary and living trusts, transferring assets, getting help with a trust and more.
- Living Trust Information - Answers to frequently asked questions about creating and maintaining a living trust.
- Who Needs a Trust? - Information to help you decide whether or not you need a trust.
- Do I Need to Hire a Lawyer? - Why it's not always necessary to hire a lawyer to set up a living trust.
- Choosing a Trustee - How to choose the right trustee to manage your trust.
- Amending a Trust - Major life changes sometimes require changes to a living trust or will.
- AB Trusts: The Tax-Saver - Primer on how AB trusts can help married couples maximize their estate tax exemptions.
- Tax Incentives for a Charitable Remainder Trust - How charitable remainder trusts work, including tax benefits.
- Pooled Charitable Trusts - Information about the pooled charitable trust option for non-wealthy benefactors.
- Special Needs Trusts FAQs - Overview of trusts designed to help disabled or mentally ill beneficiaries.
- Why Setting Up a Living Trust May Be Unnecessary - How age, size of estate and other factors determine the need for a living trust.
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