Henry and Rita disagree about how to manage their finances after their marriage, and their children are concerned about receiving their inheritances. Which of the following strategies would you recommend to address these issues? A) Have each spouse draft a will disinheriting the other B) Have Henry and Rita title all of their assets as JTWROS after they get married C) Have the families enter into a family settlement agreement D) Have Henry and Rita execute a premarital property agreement
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Henry and Rita disagree about how to manage their finances after their marriage, and their children are concerned about receiving their inheritances. Which of the following strategies would you recommend to address these issues?
A) Have each spouse draft a will disinheriting the other
B) Have Henry and Rita title all of their assets as JTWROS after they get married
C) Have the families enter into a family settlement agreement
D) Have Henry and Rita execute a premarital property agreement
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- Husband and Wife have two children and decide to divorce. Husband later remarries. He is concerned about his new wife inheriting his estate without sufficient assets being distributed to his two children. Which of the following trusts would be most appropriate to ensure the children receive sufficient assets from Husband's estate? A) A power of appointment trust that names the new wife as the sole income beneficiary and qualifies for the marital deduction, and the children as the remainder beneficiaries B) A revocable living trust that names the new wife as the income beneficiary with a general power of appointment, and the children as the remainder beneficiaries C) A testamentary trust that names the new wife as the sole beneficiary and states that it is Husband's wish for the new wife to distribute 10% of the assets to each child upon their 25th birthdays D) A qualified terminable interest property trust (QTIP) that names the new wife as the income…Henry and Rita disagree about how to manage their finances after their marriage, and their children are concerned about receiving their inheritances. Which of the following would be a good strategy to allow Henry and Rita to agree on how their property is divided while they are living and also agree on the relinquishment of marital property rights when one of them dies? Henry and Rita should execute a premarital property agreement. Henry and Rita should title all of their assets as JTWROS after they are married. A) Neither I nor II B) II only C) I only D) Both I and IIQuestion #83 of 85 Henry and Rita disagree about how to manage their finances after their marriage, and their children are concerned about receiving their inheritances. Which of the following strategies would you recommend to address these issues? A) Have each spouse draft a will disinheriting the other B) Have the families enter into a family settlement agreement C) Have Henry and Rita title all of their assets as JTWROS after they get married D) Have Henry and Rita execute a premarital property agreement
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