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Asset Planning Legal Expertise at Gallie Miles

Asset Planning

We understand the need to protect your assets and can advise you on all matters relating to asset planning.

Asset planning and protection

We provide advice about the protection of your business assets and strategic planning for the future. This includes advice on the formation, management and winding up of Trusts, trust administration, and transferring  assets in and out of trusts. We also offer expert advice for trustees and can provide an independent trustee service.

  • Asset protection

  • Succession planning

  • Rural succession planning for farming clients

  • Trust advice

  • Trust formation and administration

  • Winding up a trust

  • Transferring assets in and out of a trust

  • Advice for trustees

  • Changing trustees

  • Independent trustee services

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