Revocable Living Trust

A trust is a legal entity that you transfer ownership of your assets to, perhaps in order to decrease the value of your estate or to simplify passing on assets to your intended beneficiaries after you die. An estate planning attorney may charge at least $1,000 to create a trust for you.

Beneficiaries of a trust typically pay taxes on the distributions they receive from the trust's income, rather than the trust itself paying the tax. However, such beneficiaries are not subject to taxes on distributions from the trust's principal.

Set guidelines on how you'd like the money to be used. Release funds at key milestoneslike graduating college, getting married, or turning 35over your grandchild's lifetime, rather than all at once. Help protect the inheritance from potential depletion due to lack of financial literacy or other financial challenges.

The Revocable Trust tax implications, following the death of the Grantor, impact both the Grantor's Estate and the Beneficiaries'.However, any income earned by the Trust assets or principal after the date of the Grantor's death is reported in a separate tax return for the Trust.

A grandparent can open a savings account for their grandchild in the child's name as long as they have documentation, such as the child's birth certificate.An advantage for grandparents is that no amount of interest earned on money they put in is subject to tax.

Discretionary trust the trustees have absolute power to decide how the assets in the trust are distributed. You could set up this kind of trust for your grandchildren and leave it to the trustees (who could be the grandchildren's parents) to decide how to divide the income and capital between the grandchildren.

Options to save towards your grandchild's future A Junior ISA can only be opened by someone with parental responsibility (the Registered Contact). Although Child Trust Funds can no longer be opened, existing accounts can be transferred to Forester Life.

Trusts can be especially beneficial for minor children, as they allow more control of the assets, even after your death. By setting up a trust, you can state how you want the money you leave to your grandchildren to be managed, the circumstances under which it can be distributed, and when it should be withheld.

Savings Account. One of the easiest ways to save money for your grandchild is a savings account. Certificates of Deposit. Brokerage Account. UGMAs/UTMAs. 529 Education Savings Plans. 529 Prepaid Tuition Plans.