Estate Planning & Family Structures
Can a Trust Own a Crypto LLC?
Last Updated: January 26, 2026Yes. And if you’ve built up significant crypto holdings inside an LLC, you should probably think about this. Most crypto business owners spend a lot of time thinking about wallets, custody solutions, and tax optimization. Fair enough. But estate planning?...
How to Structure Crypto Estate Planning to Ensure Seamless Wealth Transfer
Last Updated: January 9, 2026The Legal Framework: RUFADAA and Why Your Will Probably Isn’t Enough The Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (RUFADAA) governs how executors and trustees access digital property after death or incapacitation. It’s been adopted in over 45 states,...
What’s the difference between the immediate creditor protection from an LLC (charging orders) versus the longer-term probate avoidance from a trust?
Last Updated: January 26, 2026LLC Creditor Protection vs Trust Probate Avoidance: Different Problems, Different Solutions An LLC protects you from creditors right now, while you’re alive and operating. A trust protects your heirs from probate after you die. They solve completely different problems on...
When does an asset protection trust make sense, and how long does it take to “season” before full protection kicks in?
Last Updated: January 26, 2026When Asset Protection Trusts Make Sense and How Long Before They Actually Protect You Asset protection trusts are for people who have enough to lose that lawsuits or creditor claims become real concerns. If you’re a doctor facing malpractice exposure,...
How do I set up estate planning structures (revocable living trusts, family trusts, charitable remainder trusts) to protect assets, minimize taxes, and facilitate generational wealth transfer?
Last Updated: January 26, 2026Setting Up Estate Planning Structures: Trusts, Protection, and Wealth Transfer Estate planning for serious wealth isn’t one document. It’s layers. Each structure serves a different purpose, and they work together to avoid probate, protect assets from creditors, minimize estate taxes,...
What happens to my crypto if I die without a will?
Last Updated: January 26, 2026What Happens to Your Crypto If You Die Without a Will If you die without a will, your cryptocurrency becomes part of your estate and gets distributed according to state intestacy laws. Courts decide who inherits based on a statutory...
What are crypto inheritance execution services?
Last Updated: January 26, 2026Crypto Inheritance Execution Services: When Planning Meets Reality You’ve got a trust or LLC holding your cryptocurrency. You’ve named successor trustees or managers. You’ve documented everything properly to avoid probate. That’s all planning. Crypto inheritance execution services handle what happens...
Can I put cryptocurrency into a Living Trust?
Last Updated: January 26, 2026Putting Cryptocurrency into a Living Trust Yes, you can put cryptocurrency into a living trust. The mechanics are straightforward once you understand that crypto isn’t held the same way as a bank account or brokerage. You’re not calling Coinbase to...
How to pass Bitcoin to heirs without sharing private keys
Last Updated: January 26, 2026Passing Bitcoin to Heirs Without Sharing Private Keys Giving your kids or spouse your seed phrase feels like the obvious way to handle Bitcoin inheritance. It’s also terrible. The moment you share private keys, you’ve lost exclusive control of those...
How should I structure digital assets held jointly with my spouse in an LLC or trust?
Last Updated: January 27, 2026Structuring Digital Assets with Your Spouse: Clean Control Matters More Than Joint Access You and your spouse hold cryptocurrency, maybe some NFTs, possibly tokenized investments. You want both of you to have ownership, but you’re realizing that shared wallet access...
How do I add family members or beneficiaries to my LLC or trust while retaining decision-making control, and what are the tax and inheritance implications?
Last Updated: January 27, 2026How to Share Ownership Without Losing Control You want to start transferring wealth to your kids or setting up inheritance structures, but you’re not ready to hand over the keys. Smart. The good news is you can add family members...