Sponsored By
Trusts & Estates logo

Are We Missing the Purpose of the Purpose Trust?Are We Missing the Purpose of the Purpose Trust?

Advisors and attorneys shouldn’t be afraid to use it.

Alexander A. Bove Jr., Attorney

September 24, 2020

13 Min Read
Bove-GettyImages-528775046.jpg

There are hundreds of family business planning and family office specialists across the country whose specialty is to perform all-around planning for closely held businesses, from tax planning to succession planning, the latter in many cases being the most important for long-term considerations.1 For the most part, these planning firms are typically made up of talented, experienced and well-educated individuals whose mission is to keep the family and the family’s business on a path consistent with the owners’ objectives. In doing so, they must make it their business to keep abreast of the latest developments related to the field of family business planning.  

A good example of this type of development is the private trust company  (PTC).2

Unlock All Access Premium Subscription

Get Trusts & Estates articles, digital editions, and an optional print subscription. Choose your subscription now and dive into expert insights today!

Already Subscribed?

About the Author

Alexander A. Bove Jr.

Attorney, Bove & Langa P.C.

Alexander Bove is a widely known and respected trust and estate attorney with over thirty years experience. In 1998 he was admitted to practice in England and Wales. Alexander has been quoted in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Worth, Forbes, Money, and Fortune as an authority on trusts and estate planning and asset protection planning. From 1973 to 1995 he authored the widely acclaimed legal and financial column, "The Family Money", for the Boston Globe. He has published several books on subjects of estate planning, asset protection planning, taxes, trusts and estates. An internationally known lecturer in his fields of expertise, Mr. Bove has lectured at the annual Heckerling Tax Institute, annual meetings of the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel (ACTEC), the Association of Advanced Life Underwriters (AALU), The Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), Top of the Table, The Annual Notre Dame Estate Planning Institute, and The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law.