Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

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A living trust, also called a revocable trust, is a widely used estate planning tool that allows individuals to manage and control their assets during their lifetime and determine how those assets ...

A living trust allows you to avoid the probate process. Unlike a will, the public record doesn't include information about a living trust. Living trusts can be changed or revoked entirely while you're ...

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your personal situation, please contact a lawyer. Estate planning is one of those things that's ...

Avoiding probate and retaining control over the distribution of your assets are two key benefits of using a living trust as part of your estate plan. With so many misconceptions around trusts, it's ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Most people who created highly popular "living trusts" assume their estate planning is complete, yet their heirs may well end up in probate court because of their attorney's ...

I went through it when my father died, and my family spent the next year talking to lawyers, trying to get things squared ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Attorney Jason Files describes what a living trust is and in what ways people would use them. "A living trust is similar to a will, in that it is a way to transfer your ...

Dear Liz: Is naming a beneficiary for a nonretirement, “payable on death” account as effective as putting the account in a living trust? It seems easier than doing all the paperwork each time I open ...

Living trusts don't have to go through the probate process. The details of a living trust are not a part of the public record. Living trusts are also known as revocable trusts because they can be ...