Harrisburg Trusts & Estate Planning Attorneys
Much like Wills, trusts are important tools in estate planning. Trusts can be used to benefit your family in case of your death, protect your assets from creditors, avoid probate, reduce your taxes, or simply as a means of effective property management.
A trust is a legal entity, in which the person making the trust (the settlor or grantor), transfers ownership or control of property to a trustee. Trusts, like Wills, are devices that provide for distribution of your property.
The trustee is then responsible for investing the property for the benefit of a third party (the beneficiary) designated by the settlor. Unlike a Will, a trust may make distributions while you are still alive. Trusts may also be used to supplement a Will, and are a common estate-planning tool. One type of trust is a “living trust,” in which the person establishing the trust can also be the trustee and keep control over the property for the duration of his or her life.
Because trusts can be complicated and the powers granted to the trustee are great, trust documents should be planned and drafted with great care. If you have substantial assets, you may benefit from consulting with the estate planning attorneys at Daley Zucker, who can help you provide for your loved ones, minimize taxes, and plan for the future.
Contact us to learn how our attorneys can help you and your family with planning your estate.
The attorneys practicing in this area of law are:
Patricia Carey Zucker
Steven P. Miner
The law office of Daley Zucker Meilton Miner & Gingrich, LLC, with offices in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania regularly represents businesses and individuals with Family Law, Estates, Guardianships, Bankruptcy, Employment Law, Insurance Law, Administrative Law, Business and Corporate Law, Commercial Litigation, Municipal Law and Real Estate matters throughout Central Pennsylvania, including Harrsiburg East Shore, Harrisburg West Shore, Dauphin County, Cumberland County, York County, Lancaster County, Perry County, Juniata County, Mifflin County, Centre County, Adams County, Franklin County, Fulton County and Schuylkill County.
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