Ask Noel: Best way to keep assets in the family

By Noel Whittaker
Updated August 2 2018 - 8:08am, first published 8:00am
Ask Noel: Best way to keep assets in the family
Ask Noel: Best way to keep assets in the family

In recent articles you have mentioned the strategy of a couple leaving assets to children, instead of to each other, so as to maintain a part age pension. This poses a greater risk of losing those assets if the children get divorced or split with their partner. Is there a legal way to ensure the assets remain with the children, so assets bequeathed to them by their parents would not be lost in the event of a relationship breakdown?