Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Living Trust

If I execute a living trust, why do I need a will?

When you sign a living trust, you should also sign a pourover will to be sure that assets solely in your name at your death will be administered as provided in your trust. For example, many clients decide not to re-title their cars in their names as Trustees. As long as the total value of assets which “pour over” into the trust does not exceed $100,000.00, no probate is required.  (See answers to FAQ regarding probate.)

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- Justice Louis Brandeis in Olmstead v. U.S.