Substantive Trust and Estate Information
The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Foundation is a nonprofit focused on providing trust, estate and tax learning for professionals, families and law students.
Solutions for
Professionals
Our professional education and resources offer valuable information for lawyers and financial services professionals.
Solutions for
Families
Our ACTEC Fellows help explain to families some of the basics of wills, estate planning, and guardianship.
Solutions for
Law Students
Our commitment to funding legal education initiatives for law students, including the Mary Moers Wenig Student Writing Competition.
Recent news
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The Security of Clients’ Information and What Attorneys Need to Know
Podcast “The Security of Clients’ Information and What Attorneys Need to Know.” That is the subject of this ACTEC Trust and Estate podcast. Transcript/Show Notes This is Susan Snyder, ACTEC fellow from Chicago. Do practicing lawyers have ethical and legal duties...
What Estate Planners Need to Know About the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act
Podcast What estate planners need to know about the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act… That’s the subject on this ACTEC Trust and Estate Podcast. Transcript/Show Notes This is Susan Snyder, ACTEC Fellow from Chicago. Trust and estate counselors need to be aware of the...
Twenty Years of Domestic Asset Protection Trusts in the United States
ACTEC Fellows Don Sparks and Amy Kanyuk discuss 20 years of Asset Protection Trust Legislation in the United States. What do practitioners need to be aware of when moving assets between states?
Mission
ACTEC Foundation
The ACTEC Foundation is a nonprofit that offers education to families and professionals and supports students interested in the trust and estate area of the law.
Our mission is to support scholarships to improve the law and by encouraging life-long learning. Our Fellows engage through programs which serve the community.
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Our Impact
The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Foundation was created in 1982 to support life-long learning in the areas of trust, estate, tax, and estate planning. Our Fellows are the best and brightest in the estate field, and generously share their expertise with the public.
Since 2008, nearly a million dollars in grants have been distributed.