Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Florida
Trusts
My friend upon his death will have $100,000 that he wants to have distributed monthly in amounts of $l,500 for the purpose of maintaining a condo. How would he go about this?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Trusts
Create a trust, fund it (either during life or upon his death), and give the trustee the instructions to make payments to maintain the condo.
But why does your friend want to maintain a condo after his death? Who gets the condo and who will be living there?
Re: Trusts
Wow, tough to answer with such limited information...option 1.) buy an annuity
2.) purchase cd's that will ladder
3.) fund a trust with instructions
4.) create a testamentary trust in a will such that the trrust gets funded at death with instructions
The real question is what is your friend trying to accomplish? Is he giving the condo to a son and wants to make sure the maintenance fees are paid for the next 5 to 7 years? What happens then? I would advise as always that your friend consult with an experienced estate planning attorney so that his estate plan is sensible in its layout. Hope this helps.