Generations Gold
Generations Gold is designed for clients that want to maintain an annual relationship with an attorney. Generations Gold clients are provided the following services:
Trust Restatements and Amendments to Ancillary Plan Documents. We will amend your living trust, Will, health care documents, power of attorney, and related estate planning documents consistent with the purpose of the estate planning as drafted by Foley & Pearson at any time at no charge. This service does not include changes to estate tax funding clauses, generation skipping tax planning, or planning for distributions to associated estate tax planning sub-trusts. Clients with taxable estates should consider enrolling in Generations Executive.
Titling Assistance and Discounted Fee for Deed Preparation. We offer counseling regarding proper titling and funding of assets when contacted prior to the acquisition, sale, or change in disposition of trust property, life insurance, annuities, retirement accounts, business interests, or investment accounts. This service does not include document preparation. You are asked to provide Foley & Pearson with confirmation of “funding” of assets as they are acquired or sold. Deeds will be prepared on a flat fee basis, at a cost of $250 per deed, plus recording costs. Deeds are prepared based on the legal description provided by you, and we make no warranty or assurance as to title.
Asset Tracking. Foley & Pearson maintains a spreadsheet of your assets. Schedules of Assets are updated as information is provided by clients. Trust funding reviews and funding audits are performed by Foley & Pearson every third year. If you would like a review sooner, please contact us. You may provide us with updated information as changes occur in your asset situation. Please be advised that while we will advise you regarding beneficiary designations, the preparation and submission of any required forms is your responsibility. This service does not include tracking assets held by an irrevocable trust. Clients with irrevocable trusts should consider Generations Executive.
Annual Plan Review. On an annual basis, a Foley & Pearson attorney can meet with you to review your estate planning documents and ensure that your plan best aligns with your goals and any changes in the law. You can also choose to meet with the Generations paralegal to update your asset information. Please be advised that it is your responsibility to schedule this review.
Telephone Consultations and Bank Letters. We are available by appointment for consultations with you, your CPA, financial advisor or broker, to answer questions regarding titling, plan maintenance, and plan operation. We will also provide attorney opinion letters about the terms of your trust to banks and other financial institutions as necessary to refinance real estate held in a trust.
Continuing Education. We will notify you of future estate planning workshops for you, your family, and your successor Trustees regarding basic planning, advanced planning, plan maintenance, and post-mortem administration.
Periodic Newsletter. You will receive our regular newsletter with articles and information about estate and business planning, changes in the law, new ideas, Foley & Pearson news, and other topics of interest.
Powers of Attorney for Adult Children. For your adult children who are still in school, single, and under the age of 26, we will prepare a Power of Attorney, an Advance Health Care Directive and a HIPAA Authorization. Please note that you and your children will be required to sign a waiver of conflict of interest in order for us to prepare these legal documents.
Remote Signing Fee. All document signings under the Generations program are based on in-person appointments held at the law offices of Foley & Pearson, P.C. For remote signings, a remote signing document preparation and mailing fee will be applied. It is Client’s responsibility to return the signed, original documents to Foley & Pearson, P.C. for proper compilation and integration into Client’s file. Before providing any documents to Client requiring witnesses, Client must provide the legal names and driver’s license numbers for both witnesses to Foley & Pearson, P.C.
Fixed Fee Post-Mortem Administration. Foley & Pearson will represent and assist your successor Trustees with the administration of your trust at your death at a fixed fee based upon your estate values. The fixed fees for post-mortem administration of estates are as follows:
| Size of the Estate[i] | Guaranteed Fees |
|---|---|
| 0 – $500,000 | $10,000 |
| $.5 Million – $5 Million | $10,000 plus ½ of 1% of the estate over $500,000 |
| $5 Million + | $32,500 plus ⅓ of 1% of the estate over $5,000,000 |
These fees are guaranteed for all reasonable post-mortem administration costs, expenses, and reasonable legal services for the distribution of trust assets in-kind. The following services and costs are not included for the fees shown:
- Preparation of Federal and State estate, gift, and income tax returns.
- Probate Court proceedings, petitions to construe Will, petitions to receive allowances, petitions, and hearings related to claims of creditors or heirs or devisees, and/or formal hearings to approve final accountings.
- Accounting fees or property appraisal fees.
- Services associated with litigation by creditors or by anyone who files suit to contest terms of the estate plan, or beneficiary objections to the post-mortem administration.
- Legal expenses associated with winding up a business, selling a business, or selling real estate.
This agreement does not obligate your successor Trustees and personal representatives to use our services for post-mortem administration or probate of your plan, but we are obligated to provide these services for the fees shown if you are participating in our Generations Maintenance Program at the time of death.
Post-Mortem Administration at Discounted Rates. Besides being eligible for the post-mortem administration of the revocable trust at the flat fee schedule, your successor Trustees will have the option for Foley & Pearson to instead represent them at a discounted hourly rate. Our standard hourly rate will be discounted by 10%.
Client Document Portal. For security reasons, documents will be shared primarily through our secure document portal. This includes secure, web-based access to electronic copies of your estate planning documents.
Amendments to Estate Tax Funding Clauses at Discounted Rates. For clients with taxable estates choosing not to enroll in Generations Executive, we will amend your estate tax funding clauses, provide generation skipping tax planning, and planning for distributions to associated sub-trusts at a discounted hourly rate. Our standard hourly rate will be discounted by 10%.
Incapacity Trust Administration at Discounted Rates. We will assist clients and their successor Trustees on an hourly basis with the implementation of Trustee succession upon the incapacity of a Trustmaker or a current Trustee of a revocable trust. Our standard hourly rates will be discounted by 10%. This includes preparation of the Certifications of Incapacity; Affidavits or Certifications of Successor Trustees; termination and nomination of successor Trustees; and instructions for the removal of resigning Trustees and the addition of successor Trustees as signers on existing accounts.
[i]The size of the estate shall be equal to the fair market value of all assets that are subject to administration, transfer and/or retitling due to the death of the decedent, including life insurance, retirement plans, jointly-titled assets, irrevocable trust transfers or any other non-probate transfers.