Estate Planning Basics Referaat
court proceedings are required to turn property over to beneficiaries. Because of this, living
trusts are the most popular probate- avoidance device.
Beneficiaries
Direct beneficiaries come in two types:
· Primary beneficiaries- people or institutions named to receive specially identified
property.
· Residuary beneficiaries- people or organizations named to receive any property not
specifically left to primary beneficiaries.
An altenate beneficiary is a person or organization you name to receive a gift you left to a
direct beneficiary, if that direct beneficiary dies before you, or does not outlive you by a
defined period of time, often 30 to 45 days.
Children
In this book ,,children" can have two meanings. The first is ,,minors" individuals who are
not yet 18. The second meaning is offspring of any age; parents who live long enough can
have ,,children" who are in their 40s, 50s, or even older.