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      • Community Outreach Program
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    • Estate Planning Basics
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    • Durable Power of Attorney
    • Medical Power of Attorney
    • Living Will
    • Family Estate Planning
    • LGBTQ Estate Planning & Asset Protection
    • Kids Safety Plan™
    • Business Succession Planning
    • Guardianship
      • Guardianship Planning
    • Special Needs Planning
    • Legacy Preservation Planning
    • Asset Protection
    • Trusts
    • Pet Trusts
    • Gun Trusts
  • Probate
    • Texas Probate Guide
    • Probate of a Will
    • Texas Affidavit of Heirship
    • Texas Small Estate Affidavit
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    • Texas Muniment of Title
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    • FAQs – Estate Planning for Young Adults
    • FAQs – The Estate Planning Cast of Characters
    • FAQs – Expecting an Inheritance
    • FAQs – Myths and FAQs – Planning for Conflict Prone Families
    • FAQs – New and Expanding Families
    • FAQs – Pet Trusts
    • FAQs – Probate
    • FAQs – Standalone Retirement Trust Myths and FAQs
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Trust Protector

3 Powers to Consider Giving to a Trust Protector

March 15, 2022 By Gratia P. Schoemakers, Esq.

Trust Protector

Today many estate plans contain irrevocable trusts that will continue for the benefit of a spouse’s lifetime and then for the benefit of several generations.  Since these trusts are designed to span multiple decades, they must include a trust protector who will have the ability to adjust the trust provisions as circumstances, beneficiaries, and governing […]

Filed Under: Trusts Tagged With: Beneficiaries, Trust Protector, Trustee

Don’t Leave Your Trust Unguarded: 6 Key Ways a Trust Protector Can Help You

August 4, 2016 By Gratia P. Schoemakers, Esq.

Trust protectors are a fairly new and commonly used protection in the United States. In short, a trust protector is someone who serves as an appointed authority over a trust that will be in effect for a long period of time. Trust protectors ensure that trustees: maintain the integrity of the trust, make solid distribution […]

Filed Under: Estate Planning Tagged With: Trust, Trust Protector, Trustee

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