A discretionary trust is a type of trust that can be established on behalf of one or more beneficiaries. The trustee who oversees the trust can use their discretion in determining when and how trust ...

There are some issues to consider when placing assets and property in a discretionary trust. Image from www.shutterstock.com The essence of the legal relationship known as a trust is the separation of ...

A perennial tension in trust law concerns the extent to which trustees may accede to a settlor's wishes to maintain secrecy over the existence of a trust and its beneficial class. This article ...

In Berlinger v. Casselberry, Case No. 2D12-6470, 6 (Fla. 2d DCA Nov. 27, 2013), the Florida Second District Court of Appeal upheld a writ of garnishment issued by a trial court against the trustee of ...

There are many reasons people place money in trust for their heirs. Trusts provide professional management of assets for beneficiaries who either do not want to spend their time on such matters or ...

Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, solicitor Gavin Smith of Thrings advises on the merits of trusts and in ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Ebony Howard is a certified public accountant and a QuickBooks ProAdvisor tax expert. She ...

The essence of the legal relationship known as a trust is the separation of legal ownership of assets from beneficial ownership of those assets. The trustee is the legal owner and beneficiaries are ...