Identify potential issues concerning distribution standards, competing beneficiaries, and trust situs that may arise despite the attempts of trust drafters.
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Experts Provide Best Practice Advice on Trust and Estate Administration
ACTEC Fellows share their expertise with professionals on trust administration and ongoing estate management. Discover more about best business practices, effective communication with trustees and beneficiaries, and how life changes such as retirement or divorce can impact these areas.
Professional Responsibility Rules When Dealing With Clients Who Have Diminished Capacity
Law professor explores legal ethics of representing diminished capacity clients: insights on Model Rule 1.14, conflicts, confidentiality, and protective action.
Conflicts That Arise After Retention of a Client
Estate planning attorneys delve into examples of ethical dilemmas in client confidentiality amidst conflicts, exploring the legal cases and responsibilities.
Drafting with Consideration of Foreign Trust Registration
An estate planning expert explains the complexities of US trustees dealing with foreign trust registration, the Corporate Transparency Act, and drafting strategies.
The Dangers of Deferring Estate Tax
Explore the risks of deferring estate tax, including secret IRS liens, credit implications, and alternatives with insights from ACTEC experts.
The Intersection of Well-Being and Trust Planning
T&E practitioners are introducing Well-Being theory into estate planning by encouraging clients to add Well-Being provisions into the drafting process.
Practical Considerations in Representing the (Un)Happily Married (Pt. 3 of 3)
An estate lawyer discusses tax traps, creative planning techniques, and practice tips for situations when trusts may be on the divorce balance sheet. Pt. 3 of 3