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A reflection on the often unexpected consequences of the creation of a perpetual trust
The International Family Offices Journal
Vol. 2 - Iss. 2 pp. 13–20
Dec 2017
Jay Hughes is in many ways the founder of the field of family governance and successful multi-generational family strategies. In this seminal, thought-provoking article he gives an early warning of the negative, albeit unintended, consequences of long-term trusts, which continue to be promoted by professionals, without much regard to the long-term effects on families. As so many family offices include long-term trusts - this should be required reading. Families and their advisers will profit from having these discussions.