Make sure the trust is set up so that when the parent dies, the remainder of the assets flows to another beneficiary, such as your children or a sibling.

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Instead, they have set up a bank fund in case their father dies.

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Most wealthy married taxpayers set aside the amount exempt from estate tax into a trust when the first spouse dies.

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