July 13, 2017
Home is where the heart is – dealing with the family home in the will When it comes to estate planning, dealing with the family home always requires special consideration, especially where the willmakers are a couple and they are using testamentary trusts which will come into effect on the death of the first spouse […]
June 28, 2017
Estate planning for couples: When should a testamentary trust start? One question that comes up for nearly every estate plan involving a couple is when should the testamentary trust start. While it may be obvious, it is worth clarifying that a testamentary trust only starts when somebody has died. After all, the phrase ‘testamentary trust’ […]
June 12, 2017
Estate planning can be a challenging area of law to specialise in, largely in part because so many lawyers claim to practice estate planning, even though their idea of specialising in estate planning is pumping out a will in between settling a property conveyance and representing a client on a DUI charge. I don’t say […]
June 12, 2017
7 types of people who should use a testamentary trust As a typical lawyer, I have to include the usual disclaimer for this post that there are no hard and fast rules about using testamentary trusts, and every client circumstance needs to be considered individually. However, as general rule of thumb, a testamentary trust should […]