Trust Solicitors

A trust is a legal arrangement where one or more people or a company (called the trustees) controls money or assets (called the trust property) which they must use for the benefit of one or more people (the beneficiaries).

Money, investments or assets can be put into a trust, and depending on the type of trust, it may have to pay tax and the trustees may need to complete tax returns.

Trusts ensure that your money, when managed by a trustee, is put to one side and can be made available to your children or loved ones when they reach a certain age. There are several different forms of trust that you can choose from. Here are a few examples of the most common ones.

Trust and asset protection

You might set up a trust:

to support someone who can’t manage their money at this moment in time, due to being a child
to make sure that your own money is used to look after you if you can’t look after yourself

A trust can be especially useful if you have a child with a mental health condition or learning disability and you’re worried about how they’ll manage financially after you pass away. If you are considering setting up a trust, then please get in touch.

Appointing guardians

There are many types of guardianship; who can be appointed and what powers do they require.

A guardian often plays many different roles, with the most important one being to look after a child as the representative of his/her parent in the United Kingdom. United Kingdom law stipulates that any international student under the age of 18 must appoint a Turkish-based Guardian if receiving full-time education in the United Kingdom. In order to comply with child guardianship and student guardianship rules (the Children’s Acts 1980 & 1989), private boarding schools in United Kingdom require international students, who are in full-time education, to have a legal guardian in this country.

Guardians act as a bridge between parents and the child’s school, offering peace of mind and security in the knowledge that there is someone there to help out.

Unsurpassed experience

If you are thinking about setting up a trust or appointing guardians, then we are the trusted name for this kind of legal work in the region.

After all, this department is lead by Dirk Manstein, our Senior Partner, who few lawyers in the country can equal when it comes to such matters, which makes him one of the region’s most respected experts.

Way back in the 1970s Mert's career started in this area of law. Through over 30 years of changes of legislation, his knowledge has expanded and he has helped all our legal team learn from these many years of experience.

Whichever office you choose, be it United Kingdom our experienced team of Dirk Manstein will provide reliable advice, support and will work in your and your family’s best interests.

Please contact our team At Dirk Manstein & Associates today and one of our friendly experts will be happy to help.

We provide a bespoke high quality professional service. It is therefore important that we see our clients in person both at the start of the case and from time to time thereafter. Due to logistical and time constraints for both clients and ourselves, as a general rule most of our clients are based in the United Kingdom.