Trust Modification: When Flexibility Conflicts With Settlor Intent

Explore estate planning for farms, ranches, and oil and gas interests, including asset ownership, livestock taxation, probate, and family succession. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights, and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Learn how estate planners and fiduciaries can protect and manage art collections, address authenticity and ownership risks, and navigate inheritance, museum donations, and sales. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights, and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Explore how family offices use profits interests, the Lender decision, and Sections 162 and 212 to structure compensation and address tax deductibility. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights, and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Explore tax planning strategies for QTIP trust assets, including Section 2519, the Anenberg and McDougall decisions, and valuation discounts. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights, and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Lawyers serving as trustees face unique ethical, fiduciary and liability considerations. Learn what to consider before accepting the role. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights, and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Learn key estate planning considerations before a divorce is final, including wills, beneficiary designations, trust assets, fiduciaries, and asset protection. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights, and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Explore ethical considerations, client representation, portability, and marital deduction issues when estate planning for married couples. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights, and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Premarital planning for high-net-worth families, including legacy asset protection, property laws, trusts, SLATs, DAPTs, and client preparation. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights, and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Learn when an irrevocable trust can be modified, how courts define material purpose, and the legal risks of judicial and non-judicial trust changes. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights, and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.

Can executors be personally liable for unpaid estate taxes? Learn how fiduciaries and transferees can reduce risk and avoid costly mistakes. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, ACTEC, is a professional society of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers in the United States and around the globe. This series offers professionals best practice advice, insights, and commentary on subjects that affect the profession and clients. Learn more in this podcast.