Question: I am a US citizen. I have assets in Guyana. My kids are US citizens. Can I set up a US trust and have my non-US assets added to it for my kids. Response: It sounds like you live in Guyana. You can certainly set up a trust, but you may not be able […]

Question: As sole beneficiary and personal representative (with papers etc.), how long can I keep the estate open after becoming personal representative? Is it up to me to determine when to distribute funds and real estate, or is there some time limit? There is a lot going on and I’m not ready to have things […]

Question: My husband and I have a home in Florida and the deed is registered so that we have a life interest and our two daughters have a remainder interest. I thought we could just use the “remainder interest table factor” to determine the remainder interest for our daughters when we are a certain age. […]