Generation-Skipping Trust
Thinking One Generation Further
A trust designed to move wealth to grandchildren (or further down the line) while reducing the estate tax that can hit at each generational handoff. Despite the name, this usually isn’t about cutting children out — it’s about supporting multiple generations at once.
A Generation-Skipping Trust is a trust designed to transfer wealth to grandchildren or later generations while potentially reducing repeated estate taxation at each generational level.
- preserve wealth longer
- reduce estate tax exposure
- support grandchildren directly
- create long-term family planning structures
“Skipping a generation means cutting children out.”
Most of these trusts are built to benefit multiple generations at once. The "skip" is a tax concept, not a family one.
- High-net-worth families
- Grandparents
- Multi-generational planners
- Families focused on tax efficiency and preservation
It’s a different planning mindset — looking past the next inheritance and asking what the family looks like two or three generations out.
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