Need help with a Trust?

You've come to the right place. If you want to structure your heirs' inheritance, a trusts lawyer can help.

Trusts lawyers can help you manage your assets by placing property into trusts for purposes like reducing estate taxes, avoiding probate, and dictating how heirs get assets.

Use FindLaw to hire a local trusts lawyer to prepare a trust tailored to your circumstances like living trusts -- also known as revocable trusts or family trusts -- charitable trusts, and special needs trusts.


Trusts Definitions

Trust: (n) a fiduciary relationship in which one party holds legal title to another's property for the benefit of a party who holds equitable title to the property.

Trust Fund Doctrine: (n) a doctrine holding that shareholders to whom assets of an insolvent corporation have been transferred are liable to creditors upon dissolution of the corporation.


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