Estate Planning and Trusts
It is one thing to build up a family's wealth but quite another to keep it safe so that it can be passed on to the next generation.
The need for the formation of Trusts has accelerated in the last 10 years and there are many myths and misconceptions concerning their effects and operation. However, they can provide vital protection in the correct circumstances. We continue to form numerous trusts for our clients and act in the administration of those trusts, frequently as an independent trustee.
An integral and essential part of any estate plan is a well drafted will, a document required by each and every one of us. Other documents that should be signed are enduring powers of attorney-both property, and the personal care and welfare. Certainly these are required when we grow old, but they are also a very important part of sensible future planning for all of us, at any age.
Rice Craig partners, Gary Craig, Tom Parker and John Sieprath, head this area of the practice, but excellent advice in this area may also be obtained from Stephen Temm, Philip Norton and Patrick O'Halloran.
The areas we can help you with include:
- Wills
- Family Trusts
- Acting as Professional Trustee
- Deeds of Family Arrangement
- Devolution of Property
- Powers of Attorney
- Trust Resettlements
For more information, please contact one of our Estate Planning and Trusts Specialists: