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    Is an Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust Right for My Family

    March 20, 2017

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    Matthew Medaglia

    One common trust that people use for estate planning is the Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust (ILIT). At its most basic, this is an irrevocable, un-amendable trust that a grantor funds with a life insurance policy. The grantor names the trust as the beneficiary of the l...

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    Is a Crummey Trust Right For My Family

    March 7, 2017

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    Matthew Medaglia

    A Crummey Trust, named after the 1968 court case, Crummey v. Commissioner, 25 TCM (CCH) 772, gives a grantor the ability to transfer assets to beneficiaries, (usually minor children) in a way that allows the grantor to maintain some control while avoiding gift and esta...

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