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Family Trusts: A New Zealand Guide

Martin Hawes

ISBN: 9781877251146

Release: 11-2003

Subject: Business/Finance

Format: Paperback

RRP: NZ$29.99

All booksellers will be familiar with this title. Published in 1995, it was the first and and continues to be the bestselling book on family trusts in the New Zealand market. It has been revised frequently to keep abreast with changes in the law.

What distinguishes this book from its competitors is its clear language and straightforward, practical advice. Accessible to the layperson – it is often bought by law firms to give away to their clients. The book explains what a family trust is, the reasons for establishing one and how to go about it.

Trusts are devised for various reasons, among them avoiding asset-testing for rest home care, splitting income for tax minimisation purposes, protecting vulnerable assets from creditors and determining/controlling your ultimate beneficiaries. Changes in matrimonial property law have made them more popular than ever, particularly regarding 50/50 splits in relationship property.

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