Marital trust

Marital trust

A trust created to allow one spouse to transfer, during life or upon death, an unlimited amount of property to his/her spouse without incurring gift or estate tax.

Marital Trust

A trust into which one spouse deposits assets that transfer to the other spouse at some point in the future or upon the first spouse's death. A marital trust exists in order to avoid paying the estate tax. See also: Unlimited marital deduction.