Otherwise a child or other relative can come out of the woodwork and claim it is their inheritance and create a larger hassle than anyone would want to take on.  

So ultimately- if mom gifts to child now.

@Gord StevensonThis is why I always encourage folks to spend a few hundred dollars and consult with an accountant and attorney who are versed in cross-boarder business and taxation as everyone's situation is a little different.In my other (active business), we've had an U.S.A. incorporated "child" entity for many years.  

Hi Mika'ele,For ease of understanding, we will call the Texas Series LLC 'parent' and the property transfers 'child.' 

I am not sure i would sleep well with only $1m in umbrella.... saw a post where a child was scaled by too hot water in cali and got $3m judgement, and another big judgement because of broken door lock allowed an x boyfriend to enter and assault tenant.I think prepare for the worst and hope for the best is appropriate here.

I'm not sure what most people do to fulfill this requirement, but my personal plan is to actually move to Delaware to fulfill the role myself.I would also note that there is a thing called a Series DST, which allow you to pay the $500 fee once and then create arbitrarily many "child" DSTs that distinct owners and distinct liabilities.

This DST allows for a series trust, basically encapsulating each property into its own "bubble" (child series) of protection. 

At the same time I am paying for my child's college education to become a mechanical engineer.  

Also, I've had horrible luck with craigslist for this type of stuff- lots of losers, parolees, etc. who know how to hussle- one guy was very nice over the phone, but then brings his WT wife and child to the job, all screaming at each other.

Since the mother is going to give up the child to basically be a ward of the state, why not allow her to have her money from some gracious family who will raise the child as their own and support them?