These clients were a married couple with two minor children. They wanted to provide for their children and put their property from other counties into a trust to be passed to their children.
We prepared a Trust Plan for them. This included:
- A Trust;
- Pour Over Wills;
- Financial Powers of Attorney;
- Healthcare Powers of Attorney;
- Living Wills; and
- A Deed.
The Trust allows the clients to accomplish their goals with their property, and to avoid probate.
The Pour Over Wills provide security in case the clients miss transferring any assets into the trust. It allows the Personal Representative settling the estate to “pour” any assets outside of the trust into the trust.
The Power of Attorney documents provide for the couple if they are ever in a situation in which they cannot make financial or medical decisions for themselves.
Guardian designations were included in the Power of Attorney documents and in the Pour Over Will, and we also provided the couple with letters for short term guardians and a babysitter emergency manual.
The Deed we prepared conveyed the clients’ home into their trust, so that in the event of their death, the Trustees can sell the house or pass it down to their children.
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