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5 Key Benefits To Establishing Trusts

May 28, 2016/in Estate Planning

Most people grow up hearing about trust fund babies or thinking that a trust is only for individuals who are rich. This is simply not the case. Establishing trusts can benefit many different people during life and after passing. The way a trust is established can provide many positive features that aren’t involved in a regular estate inheritance. Working with an estate attorney can help you to decide which estate planning options are best for you. Consider these six benefits to establishing a trust with your finances for now or later on.

Avoid Probate

First, what is probate? Probate is a process by which a judge rules on the validity of a will. This means that after a person passes, a will can be contested. Unlike a will, a trust is less likely to be contested. Therefore, expensive legal fees and delays in the execution of the estate can be avoided. This allows you to make changes and amendments to your estate trust when you’re alive, but after passing the trust acts as a will and allows the trustee to execute final wishes while bypassing the probate courts.

Regulated Distribution

There are sometimes concerns about how an individual may utilize inherited finances. The way in which regulations can be set with a trust may be beneficial. As a grantor of a trust, there can be regulations where the money is distributed in even, small increments, or it may have restrictions based on age or any number of factors. This may put your mind at ease on how the beneficiaries use the money for years to come.

Charitable Trusts

Not everyone who works with an estate attorney or establishes a trust has children as the beneficiaries. In fact, charitable trusts are a great use for individuals who don’t wish their financial assets to go to distinct individuals. Charitable trusts allow grantors to have set money designated towards a charity of choosing during the life of the trust. These, again, can be distributed after passing in one lump sum, or the trust can exist like a living trust that distributes money in a regulated manner.

Taxes

In addition to avoiding probate, trusts help reduce tax liability when money is transferred from the grantor to the beneficiaries or trustee. Assets placed into a trust a less likely to incur taxes. There are specific restrictions and rules that apply to what is taxable and nontaxable with a trust. According to HowStuffWorks.com, “A trust can provide a way to avoid or reduce estate taxes because assets and property placed into a trust are not subject to these taxes. For example, with a children’s trust, a grantor can make tax-free monetary gifts from an estate to children or grandchildren” up to the annual exclusion amount.

Privacy

A unique benefit of established trust funds is privacy. The probate process is fully open to the public. However, when individuals choose to bypass the probate process with a trust, the passing of assets can remain private. This means that beneficiaries will not receive public scrutiny or company scrutiny. In fact, assets can remain private even among family members, reducing fighting and remain contest-resistant.

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