 At a meeting in my office last week, clients wondered why I suggested a divorce protection trust for their adult children. They seemed to like the typical estate planning attorney's pattern that goes something like this. If a child dies before the parents, that deceased child's share shall go to his or her children. If they don't have children, that deceased child's share shall go to the remaining children. Sounds reasonable, doesn't it? But it's not. Why? What's wrong with that idea? Because if a child of yours dies after you've passed away, the share of that deceased child can go to his spouse. Your daughter-in-law can later remarry. Your grandchildren will get a reduced amount or nothing at all. That can be prevented with a divorce protection trust, because a divorce protection trust protects your loved ones in so many ways. All right, what are the basics of a divorce protection trust? Your children or other loved ones receive their inheritance in a parent-created or you-created lifetime trust. The child, as trustee, controls their trust. They can do whatever they like, if that's what you want. And upon the child's death, what's left in their trust will go to their children, your grandchildren. Why wouldn't you want to protect your children and your grandchildren? Look, if a divorce protection trust is something you'd like to learn more about, call the office for an appointment. I'd be glad to talk with you about it. And please check out my website at www.LogueVaw.com. The learning center portion of that website has informative articles about divorce protection trust and many other informative topics on estate planning. I'm attorney Hollis Loge.