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Trusts can have more than one beneficiary and they commonly do. In cases of multiple beneficiaries, the beneficiaries may hold concurrent interests or successive interests.
A special needs trust is a legal arrangement that lets a physically or mentally ill person, or someone chronically disabled, have access to funding without potentially losing the benefits provided by public assistance programs.
The major disadvantages that are associated with trusts are their perceived irrevocability, the loss of control over assets that are put into trust and their costs. In fact trusts can be made revocable, but this generally has negative consequences in respect of tax, estate duty, asset protection and stamp duty.
Disadvantages to SNTCost. Annual fees and a high cost to set up a SNT can make it financially difficult to create a SNT The yearly costs to manage the trust can be high.Lack of independence.Medicaid payback.
Some of the benefits of utilizing an SNT include asset management and maximizing and maintaining government benefits (including Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income). Some possible negatives of utilizing an SNT include lack of control and difficulty or inability to identify an appropriate Trustee.
Thus, for tax benefits, a SNT can be named as a beneficiary for an IRA. However, payments from a SNT must be solely in the discretion of the trustee in order for the trust not to be considered a resource for SSI or needs based benefits.
An irrevocable trust is a trust that can't be amended or modified. However, like any other trust an irrevocable trust can have multiple beneficiaries. The Internal Revenue Service allows irrevocable trusts to be created as grantor, simple or complex trusts.
Yes, but be aware that a co-trustee can be held responsible for another co-trustee's breach of a fiduciary duty. Thus, it is important that all co-trustees pay close attention to everything that is done in the administration of the trust.
While there's no limit to how many trustees one trust can have, it might be beneficial to keep the number low. Here are a few reasons why: Potential disagreements among trustees. The more trustees you name, the greater the chance they'll have different ideas about how your trust should be managed.
So the special-needs trust is a type of trust that is used to provide assets and resources to take care of a person with a disability, while the living trust is a will substitute that I might use in place of having a will for my estate plan.