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  • 200 West Elm Street, Lamar, CO 81052

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Which Trust to set up?

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Answered by attorney Roger Durkin (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Durkin Law, PC
The question becomes, who do you want to get the life insurance; your child? or others. The issue appears to be protecting your child. If you want your child to get it at a date later than your death... say at 21, then yes an irrevocable trust might be the answer; however you will need a trustee, guardian type and you have to be concerned that the life insurance provided by your employer may end with employment or you may have to bear the cost of the life insurance. An irrevocable trust cannot be altered later,
The question becomes, who do you want to get the life insurance; your child? or others. The issue appears to be protecting your child. If you want your child to get it at a date later than your death... say at 21, then yes an irrevocable trust might be the answer; however you will need a trustee, guardian type and you have to be concerned that the life insurance provided by your employer may end with employment or you may have to bear the cost of the life insurance. An irrevocable trust cannot be altered later,
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What are the risks of being a beneficiary with a trustee you can't trust?

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Answered by attorney Gerald A Bagazinski (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Gerald A. Bagazinski
You may want to consider a prenuptial agreement. It would spell out the rights of the parties relative to inheritance or divorce.
You may want to consider a prenuptial agreement. It would spell out the rights of the parties relative to inheritance or divorce.

Does my wife have any rights to the house that my father left me in his will?

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Answered by attorney Mark T. Peters (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Peters Law, PLLC
It does not appear from the facts that you stated that your wife has any rights to the house. She can only rely on your children to take care of her.
It does not appear from the facts that you stated that your wife has any rights to the house. She can only rely on your children to take care of her.