International Estate Planning
When your estate touches more than one country, the documents that protect a domestic family can quietly create conflict, double taxation, or unintended disinheritance. We build estate plans engineered for multiple jurisdictions from the ground up.
Who this is for
Dual citizens and dual residents · families with property or heirs in more than one country · U.S. persons with foreign assets · non-citizens holding U.S. assets.
What we handle
Revocable living trusts and pour-over wills coordinated across jurisdictions · Situs planning for assets held in multiple countries · Coordination of U.S. documents with foreign wills to prevent conflict or accidental revocation · Cross-border beneficiary and fiduciary structuring · Generation-skipping and dynasty planning involving international beneficiaries
Why it matters
A will valid in one country can revoke or contradict one in another. Foreign-situs assets may be taxed twice or trapped in foreign probate. Naming a foreign trustee or beneficiary without planning can trigger reporting obligations and unnecessary tax drag.
How we help
We map every asset and every person to its jurisdiction, then design a structure where your documents reinforce one another — rather than quietly undermine each other.