Trusts
Protect Your Ancestors’ Legacy with an Inheritor’s Trust
If you’re like many folks, you may be deeply concerned about how litigious our society has become and fear that your assets…
North Carolina Places 15th Again for Trust Decanting in 2017
Attorney Steve Oshins annually grades all states that permit trust decanting. Once again, North Carolina holds steady at #15 out of twenty-five states…
Why North Carolina Trustees Should Acquire Liability Insurance
Without liability insurance, trustees remain personally accountable for trust administration mistakes. Certain insurance policies help to manage trustee liability. These errors and omissions…
NCBA Symposium: Gun Trusts in Elder and Special Needs Law
Unique and critical matters might arise when firearms are possessed, stored, or transferred by an elderly or disabled person. Gun trusts help effectively…
Updating Revocable Trusts in North Carolina
Getting a revocable trust established and properly funded is a significant accomplishment in structuring one’s estate plan, yet it is not an…
How to Fix an Irrevocable Trust That Doesn’t Stand the Test of Time
Trusts typically are structured to provide for the best interests of the beneficiaries. The settlor may have had the best intentions when…
Terminating a Trust in North Carolina
Termination or revocation of a trust may occur for several reasons. The circumstances surrounding a trust termination, and the type of trust,…
Rights of Trust Beneficiaries
Trust beneficiaries have legal rights detailed in the trust documents and governed by state and federal trust code. If a beneficiary experiences…
North Carolina Ranks 15th For Trust Decanting in 2016
For the past three years, attorney Steve Oshins has ranked states based on the flexibility their laws allow for trust decanting. He…
Free Gun Trust Seminar on April 4th in Chapel Hill
TrustCounsel’s president Greg Herman-Giddens leads a free seminar Gun Trusts and How They are Affected by ATF 41F in Chapel Hill on April 4,…
