Make Your Living Trust

by Editors of Nolo Editors of Nolo

Overview

Save your family time, money, and headaches

You can use a living trust to keep your estate out of probate and distribute property after you die. But how do you know whether a living trust is right for you, how do you get one, and what other documents do you need? Make Your Living Trust addresses these concerns and more by explaining:

• what probate is (and why to avoid it)
• how living trusts work
• why you might not need a living trust
• the pros and cons of making a living trust without a lawyer
• what kinds of property go into a living trust, and
• how to choose a successor trustee.

This book explains how to make a living trust—on your own or with help from an attorney. It also covers other aspects of your estate plan, like what to do with your digital assets and why you still need to make a will, financial power of attorney, and health care directive.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781413332834
Publisher:	NOLO
Publication date:	04/01/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Nolo’s editorial department includes over 20 legal editors and a team of legal researchers. Collectively, the department has decades of experience turning legal jargon into plain English. Most of Nolo’s editors left careers as practicing lawyers in favor of furthering the company’s mission: Getting legal information into the hands of people who need it.

All Nolo editors specialize in certain areas of the law, and many are recognized as national experts in their fields. They write and edit books and articles, develop legal forms, and create the legal content for Nolo’s software and online applications.

Table of Contents

1. Do You Need a Living Trust
2. What Kind of Trust Do You Need
3. Who Are The Trustees of Your Living Trust
4. What Property Goes Into Your Living Trust
5. Who Are the Beneficiaries of Your Living Trust
6. Making a Living Trust
7. Other Pieces of Your Estate Plan
8. Working With a Lawyer