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Private Family Trusts
Trust structures under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 that work during your lifetime — for control, for incapacity, for a dependant who needs protection, and to keep assets out of probate.
What a trust does that a Will cannot
A trust operates from the day it is executed. It keeps paying school fees during a coma, keeps a business running through a dispute, and keeps assets out of the probate queue entirely. It also stays private, where a probated Will becomes a public court record.
The honest trade-offs
Trusts cost more to create and run. Stamp duty on transferring assets in varies materially by state. Discretionary trusts can attract the maximum marginal rate. We model all of this with your CA before anything is settled — and we will tell you plainly when a Will is the better answer.
Where trusts earn their keep
A dependant with a disability. A blended family. A promoter shareholding that must not fragment. Property in a jurisdiction where probate is mandatory. An heir who should receive income but not corpus.
What you walk away with
- Revocable or irrevocable structure modelled before you commit
- Trust deed drafted around your actual family, not a template
- Trustee selection, succession and powers spelled out
- Tax and stamp-duty position mapped state by state
- Special-needs and minor-beneficiary provisions
Your family should inherit your wealth, not your paperwork.
Start with a confidential conversation. No documents needed, no obligation — just a clear view of where your estate stands today.