“Someone who doesn’t own a home and who has limited assets might also prefer to start with a will for cost and simplicity, and then they could consider a trust down the road once they’ve accumulated property or other assets”, says Sheryl Dennis, founding partner at Fields and Dennis LLP in Wellesley, Mass. “Anyone who owns a piece of property I think should have a trust,” she says.
Probate can be a long, arduous, and costly process—especially in states that aren’t considered probate-friendly. Enter a workaround that is being used by an increasing number of people: revocable living trusts.
Like a will, a revocable living trust allows you to determine how your property is distributed when you die. Trust owners can also make stipulations about how to direct specific assets after they die.
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