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Complex Will with Credit Shelter Marital Trust for Large Estates - Arkansas 2025

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This document is a Last Will and Testament outlining the distribution of the testator's estate upon their death. It includes provisions for appointing an executor, bequeathing assets to the spouse and children, establishing a family trust, and addressing tax obligations. The will specifies how personal property, real estate, and other assets should be managed and distributed, ensuring that the needs of the spouse and children are prioritized. It also includes instructions for handling potential disclaimers by beneficiaries and outlines the powers granted to the executor.

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Begin by entering your full name and address at the top of the document. This identifies you as the testator.
In Item I, provide your spouse's name and list your children. Ensure all names are spelled correctly for legal accuracy.
For Item II, appoint your spouse as the Executor. If applicable, designate a successor Executor in case your spouse cannot serve.
In Item III, specify how death taxes will be paid from your estate or trust assets. This is crucial for tax planning.
Continue through Items IV to IX, detailing specific bequests and establishing trusts as needed. Use our platform’s features to highlight important sections.
Finally, sign and date the document in front of witnesses as required by Arkansas law. Ensure they also sign as witnesses.

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What is the best type of trust to avoid probate?

Having a revocable trust in place can help you avoid probate, which is the process a court takes to finalize your legal and financial matters after your death. Probate can be lengthy and expensive for your loved ones.

Why use a credit shelter trust?

The central idea of the credit shelter trust is to take full advantage of each spouses applicable exclusion amount. Federal tax law includes an unlimited marital deduction for transfers between spouses, so this technique is typically used for transfers to third parties such as the couples children.

What are the disadvantages of a credit shelter trust?

When the surviving spouse dies, any remaining principal can be distributed to children or remain in trust for their benefit, as you direct. Even though the surviving spouse has access to income (and principal, if needed), the assets in the credit shelter trust are not considered part of the survivors taxable estate.

Who pays taxes on credit shelter trust?

Upon the death of the second spouse, any assets in a credit shelter trust are passed to the beneficiaries estate tax-free. This is because the trust was funded with assets up to the exemption amount and any growth in those assets gets to pass without being subject to estate taxes.

What happens to a credit shelter trust when the surviving spouse dies?

This type of Credit Shelter Trust is known as a Complex trust as it allows for the accumulation of income rather than required distributions. Note the options presented to the trustee(s): If the spouse needs all of the income, he/she/they can get it.

How do you terminate a credit shelter trust?

How Do I Terminate a Credit Shelter Trust? There are circumstances where if one spouse is deceased but the surviving spouse is still alive, the CST can be modified or terminated either by the trustee alone, by the trustee and all the beneficiaries, or by going to court.

Complex Will with Credit Shelter Marital Trust for Large Estates - Arkansas 2025

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