MT Specific

Trusts, Estates & Probate

4.3

Montana Trusts 101

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6.75 Total
California CLE Approved 6.75 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6.75 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6.75 Total
NFPA Approved 0 Total
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6 hours 33 minutes
Johanna Pickel
Neal Jannol
Morgan Tuss
Bruce Bekkedahl
Susan Wordal
With Johanna A. Pickel from Pickel Law PC + 4 others
Recorded January 28, 2025
Product ID 100209

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Overview

Provide your clients with the full spectrum of wealth preservation options.

When assessing complex information, it often helps to break items into basic building blocks. The same approach can be successful when dealing with asset protection. Be prepared for specific challenges associated with various types of trusts by understanding their unique characteristics. Our intensive full-day primer will provide you with a comprehensive overview of the wide variety of trusts available. Register today!

  • Determine what role the settlor will play by weighing the pros and cons of establishing an irrevocable trust over a revocable trust.
  • Learn what not to do when selecting and drafting a revocable trust to avoid common mistakes.
  • Learn how to choose the most beneficial vehicle for preserving your client's wealth: understand the purpose behind the various types of irrevocable trusts.
  • Explore the powers and duties of personal representatives in irrevocable trusts.
  • Save money on taxes with effective use of defective trusts.
  • Learn why it's important to know when to file the tax return for grantor trusts.
  • Determine whether a client qualifies as a beneficiary of a special needs trust.
  • Don't reinvent the wheel - modify our sample trust documents and use our drafting tips to create airtight trusts.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Where to Begin? - An Overview of Trusts
  2. Revocable Living Trusts
  3. Grantor Trusts
  4. Trusts Used for Tax Reduction
  5. Estate Planning for Individuals with Disabilities
  6. Ethical Considerations
Product ID 100209

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6.75 Total
California CLE Approved 6.75 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6.75 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6.75 Total
NFPA Approved 0 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Where to Begin? - An Overview of Trusts

    1. Main Terms Defined
    2. Major Laws Governing Creation and Administration of Trusts
    3. Who Are the Main Parties? Their Duties and Responsibilities to a Trust
    4. Revocable vs. Irrevocable
    5. Determining Your Client's Planning Needs
    6. Reasons for Drafting a Trust
    7. Deciding Which Type of Trust to Use
  2. Revocable Living Trusts

    1. Traditional Estate Planning vs. Revocable Trust Planning
    2. Credit Shelter Trusts
    3. Marital Deduction Trusts
    4. Qualified Terminable Interest Trusts (QTIPs)
    5. Funding the Trust
    6. Drafting Tips and Samples
    7. Common Mistakes to Avoid
    8. Tax Consequences
  3. Grantor Trusts

    1. What Grantor Trusts are Used for
    2. Types of Grantor Trusts
    3. Provisions Triggering Grantor Trust Status
    4. Funding the Grantor Trust - Who Is the Grantor?
    5. Drafting Tips and Samples
    6. Taxation Considerations - When to File the Return?
    7. Administrative Power
  4. Trusts Used for Tax Reduction

    1. Charitable Remainder Trusts
    2. Qualified Domestic Trusts
    3. Qualified Personal Residence Trusts (QPRTs)
    4. Defective Trusts
    5. Education Trusts for Children and Grandchildren
    6. Generation Skipping Trusts
    7. Funding the Trust
  5. Estate Planning for Individuals with Disabilities

    1. The Types of Special Needs Trusts and Their Specific Purposes
    2. Who Can Be the Beneficiary
    3. Drafting Tips and Samples
  6. Ethical Considerations

    1. Who is Your Client?
    2. Confidentiality in Third Party Communications
    3. Assessing The Client's Capacity
    4. Avoiding Fraudulent Transfers

Who Should Attend

This basic level online seminar is designed for the professionals involved in creating, administering, and terminating trusts:

  • Attorneys
  • Accountants and CPAs
  • Trust Officers
  • Financial Planners
  • Tax Professionals
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Johanna A Pickel
Johanna A.
Pickel
Pickel Law PC
Neal B Jannol
Neal B.
Jannol
Law Office of Neal B. Jannol
Morgan E Tuss
Morgan E.
Tuss
Patten, Peterman, Bekkedahl & Green, P.L.L.C.
Bruce O Bekkedahl
Bruce O.
Bekkedahl
Patten, Peterman, Bekkedahl & Green, PLLC
Susan Wordal
Susan
Wordal
Wordal Law, PLLC
Speaker bio
Johanna A Pickel

Johanna A. Pickel

Pickel Law PC
Johanna Pickel

is an attorney at Pickel Law PC. Her practice focuses in the areas of estate planning, elder law, special needs planning probate, and estate and trust administration. Ms. Pickel is a member of the Special Needs Alliance (SNA) and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), past chair of the Elder Law Section of the State Bar of New Mexico, and past division chair of the Trust and Estate Division of the Real Property, Estate and Trust Section of the State Bar of New Mexico. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Montana and her Master of Arts degree in special education from New Mexico State University. Ms. Pickel earned her J.D. degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law and her LL.M. degree, in estate planning and elder law, from Western New England University School of Law.

Speaker bio
Neal B Jannol

Neal B. Jannol

Law Office of Neal B. Jannol
Neal Jannol

is a sole practitioner in Los Angeles at the Law Office of Neal B. Jannol. He has been an attorney for more than 20 years, and concentrates his practice on sophisticated estate and tax planning for individual clients, the representation of individual and corporate fiduciaries, and the administration of estates and trusts. Mr. Jannol's experience includes drafting revocable and irrevocable trusts, business succession planning, premarital planning, charitable gift planning, and all aspects of estate administration and probate procedures. He is a member of the State Bar of California. Mr. Jannol earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of California at Los Angeles and his J.D. degree from the University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law.

Speaker bio
Morgan E Tuss

Morgan E. Tuss

Patten, Peterman, Bekkedahl & Green, P.L.L.C.
Morgan Tuss

is an attorney at Patten Peterman Bekkedahl & Green, PLLC. She practices in the areas of probate and estate administration, estate and taxation planning, along with business, contract, property and transactional matters. Ms. Tuss also assists with business disputes and guardianship and conservatorship matters. Representing County Ward 7, she also serves as a board member of the Board of County Commissioners of Yellowstone County, for the Board of Planning, Board of Zoning and Board of Adjustments. Ms. Tuss also serves as a board member for Billings TrailNet, a 501(c)(3) non-profit qualified organization, and as Trustee for the New Lawyers Section of the State Bar of Montana. She earned her bachelor's degree from Montana State University Billings and her J.D. degree from the University of North Dakota School of Law, where she was inducted as a member of the esteemed Order of the Coif. Ms. Tuss currently pursues a Dual Master of Laws (LL.M.) in estate planning and taxation from Golden Gate University School of Law and and Bruce F. Braden School of Taxation, which she expects to complete in the fall of 2024. She is admitted to practice law in Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming and before the U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court of Montana.

Speaker bio
Bruce O Bekkedahl

Bruce O. Bekkedahl

Patten, Peterman, Bekkedahl & Green, PLLC
Bruce Bekkedahl

is an attorney with the law firm of Patten, Peterman, Bekkedahl & Green, P.L.L.C., where he practices in the areas of estate planning, trusts, taxation, closely-held business and probate. He is a member of the State Bar of Montana (member, Uniform Trust Code Committee; Business, Estates, Trusts, Tax and Real Property Section), American Bar Association (member, Tax and Real Property and Probate sections), State Bar Association of North Dakota (member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section), and State Bar of Arizona (member, Probate and Trust and Tax Law sections). Mr. Bekkedahl is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and a frequent speaker on estate and trust topics. He earned his J.D. degree from the University of Montana School of Law and his LL.M. degree in taxation from the University of Denver.

Speaker bio
Susan Wordal

Susan Wordal

Wordal Law, PLLC
Susan Wordal

is a government law attorney and owner of Wordal Law, PLLC. She practices local government issues, church administration, criminal law, and contract law. Ms. Wordal was a city prosecutor/assistant city attorney for the city of Bozeman, Montana for over 21 years. Before going into private practice, she earned her B.A. degree from The University of Montana and her J.D. degree from The University of Montana School of Law. Ms. Wordal has been licensed to practice law in Montana for over 30 years. She is also a member of the State Bar Ethics Committee.

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