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Uses of Trusts in Estate Planning - Stewart McKelvey

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Testamentary <strong>Trusts</strong><br />

• Established <strong>in</strong> the settlor’s will at the time<br />

<strong>of</strong> her death<br />

• Assets pass through the settlor’s estate,<br />

but are then transferred to or held by the<br />

trustee <strong>of</strong> the testamentary trust<br />

• Probate tax (approximately 1.5% <strong>in</strong> Nova<br />

Scotia – about 3 times more than <strong>in</strong> PEI) is<br />

payable on those assets

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