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Many times the reasons for an irrevocable trust involve estate and/or income tax avoidance. In order to be successful in such avoidance, the trustor must not have any direct or indirect power or control over the trust property or income. The ... more
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After a divorce, you may not be sure what to do with your life insurance policy death benefit. It is possible that your children may be too young to take the benefit and use it responsibly or that you have no close family members and have left an ... more
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The irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT) owns your life insurance policies for you, and is the life insurance beneficiary for the death benefit proceeds. Since you don't personally own the life insurance policy or have any "incidents of ownership, ... more
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No. An individual may change or terminate their directive at any time before the directive takes effect. A directive may be revoked orally or in writing. ... more
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No changes can be made on the letter of credit without notice to the Seller. Irrevocable Letter of Credit guarantee of payment to a beneficiary. LC can not be canceled. ... more
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While this has been touched on in previous questions, generally speaking an irrevocable agreement cannot be refunded prior to death--while a revocable agreement can be refunded. Irrevocable agreements should be used in cases where the individual is ... more
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When, the beneficiary designation is revocable, the owner of the policy can change the beneficiary at any time. When the beneficiary designation is irrevocable, the owner cannot change the beneficiary unless there is a written assent from the ... more
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This is now officially QUESTION #1 coming in from visitors to my website! Apparently the new word on the street is that if you are in trouble and want to protect your assets, just give them all away! And better yet, give them away in this ... more
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An irrevocable trust is just one avenue of estate planning available to you to ensure that your estate is handled according to your wishes. A Los Angeles irrevocable trust lawyer can discuss your options with you and assist you to achieve your ... more
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So that there is no question as to your still owning the Pure Trust property, the Pure Trust must be irrevocable. A revocable Trust is one in which the Settlor can change his mind and cancel the whole transaction, thereby taking back all assets ... more
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