http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers-search/trusts.html Avvo.com - Trusts Legal Guides http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/parents-with-a-child-who-has-special-needs-have-special-estate-planning-concerns Estate plans must be handled differently when you have a child with special needs. Money and assets left directly to a child are part of the child's estate and may disqualify the child from continuing to receive benefits or qualifying for certain state and federal programs. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:50:02 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/what-is-a-special-needs-trust-1 A Special Needs Trust (SNT) document is prepared to benefit an individual having a disability. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:09:28 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/do-i-need-an-irrevocable-life-insurance-trust This guide discusses whether you need an Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:26:27 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/administering-a-trust If a family member has made a living trust part of his or her estate plan, you may be called upon to administer or manage the trust. This happens if the trust names you as Successor Trustee. Here are a few of the things you need to know.W Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:12:00 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/how-to-negotiate-effectively Below is a framework to consider in your pursuit of maximizing the net benefit to your client while simultaneously bringing justice to the parties involved, and thereby enhancing your reputation as an effective negotiator. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:51:44 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/a-revocable-trust-must-be-funded-to-avoid-probate Often a trust which doesn't have title to legal assets transferred (funded) to the trust name won't avoid probate. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:13:44 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/how-to-administer-a-simple-trust-no-estate-tax-considerations Even administering a very simple trust estate can be complicated. Obtaining assistance from an experienced estates and trust attorney familiar with trust adminstration is the best action to take. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:29:30 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/determining-what-kind-of-trust-a-married-couple-has Trusts do not all have the same provisions when one spouse dies. Sometimes the trust remains revocable by the surviving spouse, but other times parts of the trust become irrevocable and restrictions are placed on what the surviving spouse can do. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:00:22 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/determining-whether-real-estate-has-been-removed-from-a-trust-during-a-refinance When people refinance their real estate , sometimes the lender removes the property from the revocable trust. Sometimes people do not realize this and incorrectly assume that the lender will put the property back into the trust. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:56:28 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/changing-a-beneficiary IRAs, retirement plans, and life insurance are assets that pass by a beneficiary designation form. When people fill them out and return them to their bank, broker, employer or insurance company, they rarely keep a copy. If the old form doesn't meet their desires, they may not realize it. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:46:28 PST