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To protect beneficiaries from divorce and creditors, establishing sub-trusts within a revocable living trust is a viable strategy. These sub-trusts play a key role in ensuring that the assets designated for beneficiaries at the time of death remain separate, identifiable, and protected. This protection extends to safeguarding the assets from potential threats such as a divorcing spouse, future bankruptcy, or creditor claims. Sub-trusts are effective asset protection tools that can be implemented to benefit the designated beneficiaries.
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Roseville, CA estate planning & probate attorney Kristin M. Kaminski talks about the ways in which you can protect beneficiaries from divorce and creditors. In safeguarding beneficiaries from divorce and creditors, employing sub-trusts within a revocable living trust emerges as a practical strategy. These sub-trusts assume a pivotal role in guaranteeing that assets earmarked for beneficiaries upon the individual’s demise remain distinct, recognizable, and shielded. This protective measure encompasses guarding assets against potential risks like a divorcing spouse, prospective bankruptcy, or claims from creditors. Sub-trusts prove to be efficacious tools for asset protection, serving the welfare of the designated beneficiaries.