This week, I came across an unusual reason for forming a trust. The problem my client was faced with: My visitor was the second wife in a polygamous marriage in community of property. It appeared that the husband wanted to treat both of his wives equally during his lifetime and upon his death. Accordingly, he had purchased some residential units intended to provide his two wives with income upon his death. Even if all of the properties were equal now, they would not be equal in value at the time of his death, and thus there was the possibility that,…
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