Credit Shelter Trusts

What is a Credit Shelter Trust?

A Credit Shelter Trust, or as it is sometimes called, a “Bypass Trust,” Family Trust or “B Trust,” is an Irrevocable Trust designed to hold an amount that can be sheltered from death taxes.

What is the Purpose of a Credit Shelter Trust?

The Credit Shelter Trust not only preserves the deceased person’s death tax credit, but it also shelters the assets from the surviving spouse’s creditors and future spouses. The Credit Shelter Trust can also be crafted to ensure that the assets pass to the deceased spouse’s children or family at the surviving spouse’s death, keeping them out of the hands of the surviving spouse’s next spouse.

Typical Estate Questions About Credit Shelter Trusts:

Here are some questions clients, beneficiaries, and Trustees ask:

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