how can a trust stop someone from squandering an inheritance 
a trust that can safeguard an inheritance is referred to as a spendthrift trust it contains provisions that prevent a potentially spendthrift beneficiary from taking their entire inheritance at once and wasting all the money or assets the trust apportions bequests in smaller increments typically over a period of years the beneficiary doesn t have a great deal of money to spend or waste at any particular time these trusts can also offer some protection from creditors 4