They are most commonly seen in the following circumstances:

• where you prefer that your estate doesn’t go directly to the beneficiaries when you die, but rather, it is held on behalf of those beneficiaries in a particular way.
• who benefits from your share of the property if your surviving partner:
  • Remarries after you die (marriage automatically invalidates any existing Wills)
  • Writes a new Will after your death, changing their original wishes
• Can help reduce the potential impact of residential care fees on the property value for the benefit of future generations.
• Allows a nominated person to benefit from the income generated from your investments if you die, whilst protecting the capital value for future generations.
• you have a spouse or partner but children from a previous relationship
• you wish to leave some of your estate to a vulnerable or disabled person