Recently, an adviser contacted me in relation to an estate planning exercise they were assisting with.
The lawyer advising the client recommended against establishing testamentary trusts until both the husband and wife had passed away.
The financial adviser was therefore exploring whether it would be possible to establish a 'superannuation proceeds trust' to effectively 'sidestep' the lawyer's recommendations.
For those not familiar with the superannuation proceeds trust structure, it is very similar to an estate proceeds trust (which was profiled in the post from 19 May 2010: http://blog.viewlegal.com.au/2010/05/testamentary-trusts-is-it-ever-too-late.html).
A summary of estate proceeds trusts is available on the View Legal website (www.viewlegal.com.au) via the core services section.
Until next week.
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