Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you are drawing up your will and want to leave money to a minor child, using a testamentary trust is one way to do so. This ...

When planning your estate, you should understand different trust options available, such as testamentary trusts and living trusts. A testamentary trust is created through a will and only becomes ...

Despite what you may think, you may never need a will. Your last will and testament only transfers assets through probate that have no automatic beneficiary the moment you die. Instead, many people ...

Two types of legal documents can outline your wishes for after you die, yet few people understand the pros and cons of either a revocable living trust or a will. Generally, a revocable living trust or ...

A testamentary trust, sometimes referred to as a mortis causa or will trust, is one of the most effective and widely used estate planning tools in South Africa. Created through a stipulation in the ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Many individuals create trusts in their Last Will and ...

It’s one thing to bring forward tax cuts, as the government is thinking of doing in the October budget. It’s another to leave wide open an arrangement that allows substantial tax minimisation (or ...

Jennifer Brookhouse outlines the issues to consider when deciding whether a superannuation death benefit going to a child should be paid as an income stream or into a testamentary trust. A ...