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Delaware law holds that the creator of a trust has the legal right to control the investment, management and trust distribution decisions of trusts he or she creates. Trustors can define the rights of beneficiaries and determine the duties, powers and standards of a fiduciary.

Delaware's directed trust law provides: Freedom to engage in estate planning or asset protection planning using illiquid assets, such as stock in the family business, real estate, or hedge fund/private equity investments, when a trustee may otherwise be reluctant to hold these types of assets.

A Delaware trust typically costs anywhere between $1,500 and $3,950. At Snug, any member can create a Power of Attorney and Health Care Directive for free. A Will costs $195 and a Trust costs $500. For many families, this is a great option to get you fully covered and save some money while doing it.

Unlike most states, Delaware law permits personal property to be held in trust indefinitely, and real property held in trust need not be distributed to beneficiaries until the expiration of 110 years. This results in distinct tax savings.

Delaware has a state fiduciary income tax on income accumulated in a ?non-grantor? trust where the trust itself, and not the grantor, is taxed on income earned by the trust. However, there is a full exemption from this tax if the income is accumulated for beneficiaries who are not current Delaware residents.

The trust deed lists the trustees. Therefore, to change an individual trustee, you need to amend the trust deed. Most trust deeds permit a change of trustee by way of a trustee resolution and entry into a deed of variation. A trustee resolution is a signed statement of the actions taken by the trustee.