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Estate Planning for Blended Families: Yours, Mine and OursEstate Planning for Blended Families: Yours, Mine and Ours

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What Is a Blended Family?What Is a Blended Family?

Husband and wife

+ Children from prior marriage(s)

+ Existing assets

= Blended family

Planning ConcernsPlanning Concerns

Orderly and equitable distribution of assets among loved ones

Will financial needs of children from previous marriage be met if

– Current spouse is considerably younger, or – Close in age to children from prior marriage

Benefits of Life Insurance Benefits of Life Insurance

Policy benefiting children from prior marriage makes funds available for these children’s financial needs

Purchasing life insurance preserves estate for surviving spouse and/or current family

How It WorksHow It Works

ILIT can help ensure policy death benefit is not included in your gross estate, and thus avoid estate taxes

ILIT also allows you to make annual gifts—possibly gift tax-free—to pay life insurance policy premiums

At death, your ILIT receives death benefit proceeds Children from prior marriage receive proceeds free

of federal estate and income tax ILIT can assure that bulk of your assets is available

for your current spouse and any children of your more recent marriage

Example: The Banks FamilyExample: The Banks Family

Jim, age 59, and Kathy, age 39: married for five years with two young children

Jim has sizeable estate Jim has three children from prior marriage, all over 25 Kathy not married previously

Jim Banks’ Goals and ObjectivesJim Banks’ Goals and Objectives

Provide significant income stream for Kathy and their children

Leave sizeable inheritance for children from prior marriage

Maintain goodwill between his two families

Jim Banks’ Estate PlanJim Banks’ Estate Plan

Jim BanksJim Banks

Living TrustLiving Trust ILIT

Death benefits pass federal estate tax-free

Kathy and their childrenKathy and their children Children from Jim’s previous marriage

Makes gifts of insurance premium paymentsEstate Flows into Living Trust

Estate passes through Living Trust

Achieving Important GoalsAchieving Important Goals

An estate plan for your blended family can ensure orderly and equitable distribution of assets

Action Steps: Discuss your objectives with your family Create estate plan that addresses your unique issues

and concerns

Life insurance products issued by Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company, Cedar Rapids, IA 52499.

Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company (“Transamerica”) and its representatives do not give tax or legal advice. This material is provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed as tax or legal advice. Clients and other interested parties should consult with and rely solely upon their own independent advisors regarding their particular situation and the concepts presented here.

Discussions of the various planning strategies and issues are based on our understanding of the applicable federal laws in effect at the time of publication. However, these laws are subject to interpretation and change, and there is no guarantee that the relevant authorities will accept Transamerica’s interpretations. Additionally, this material does not consider the impact of applicable state laws upon clients and prospects.

Although care is taken in preparing this material and presenting it accurately, Transamerica disclaims any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of any material contained herein and any liability with respect to it. This information is current as of September 2006.

OLA 1628 0906

Estate Planning for Blended Families: Yours, Mine and OursEstate Planning for Blended Families: Yours, Mine and Ours