Estate planning gets complicated when your family, citizenship, and assets straddle two countries. This hub covers wills and trusts, naming beneficiaries, raising children as US citizens with India ties, and supporting parents in India — so your legacy passes the way you intend on both sides.
What this covers
Wills (US and India assets)
Trusts
Beneficiary designations
Children as U.S. citizens
Parents in India
Cross-border inheritance & tax
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