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What is a Living Trust?

A Living Trust is a vital component of an estate plan, and part of estate planning documents prepared for you while you are alive. In order for a Trust to work properly, you must transfer most of your assets to your living trust. Title to some assets cannot be transferred to the trust, such as IRA accounts. While you are alive and well, you are the Trustee of the Trust. Since you are the trustee, you manage the day-to-day operations of the Trust while you are alive and well. Normally, while you are alive and have capacity, the Trust is revocable. This means that you have full control over the assets and that can spend all the money in the Trust, revoke or cancel the Trust, amend or change the terms of the Trust, and change any of the beneficiaries of the Trust. You select one or more successor trustees in your Trust document. The successor trustee is the person or persons who will manage the Trust after you are no longer able to do so.

Why prepare a Trust?

In the event of your incapacity or death, the successor Trustee steps in and manages the Trust for you. If properly funded, the selection of the successor trustee is a very helpful estate planning tool in avoiding a conservatorship proceeding. The successor Trustee can give you income and principal for your benefit while you are alive. Normally, the primary successor trustee is your spouse, if you are married. For most unmarried persons, the Successor Trustee can be one of a child, another person, or a bank.

Will vs. Trust

Both documents are instructions regarding distribution of assets.   A will only works at death.   A trust works during life and at death.

Probate Avoidance and Cost Savings

Assets which are properly transferred to the Trust normally escape Probate. Estate Planning can result in a significant savings to your heirs. Probate Fees in California are Statutory and Extra-Ordinary and can range between two percent and ten percent of your estate.

Tax Planning Opportunity

In case of married persons, the Trust can take advantage of the Marital Deduction and can be set up to save a substantial amount of estate taxes. Each person is allowed to transfer a certain limit during their lifetime, or after their death, tax-free. In 2007 ans2008, the amount that can pass without Federal Estate Tax is $2,000,000. In 2009, this amount is increased to $3,500,000. For 2011 and 2012, the amount is increased to $5,000,000 which is portable by the spouses.  This amount changes to $5,430,000 for 2015.

Portability has requirements, which if not met prevent the survivor from using the decedent's unused exemption. When one spouse passes away, the Trust is divided into two SubTrusts. One Trust is called the Decedent's Trust and the other Trust is called the Survivor's Trust. An election to use the decedent's unused exemption has to be made. The Decedent's Trust contains the deceased spouse's marital share of the assets. The Decedent's Trust becomes irrevocable on the death of the first spouse. To protect the Decedent Spouse's wishes, the surviving spouse cannot change this portion of the Trust. However, all income of the Decedent's Trust will normally be paid out to the surviving spouse. The principal of the Decedent's trust is available to the surviving spouse if he or she needs it for his or her health, education, support or maintenance. When the surviving spouse passes away, the balance of each SubTrust is paid out to the beneficiaries of that Trust.

The surviving spouse's share is called the Survivor's Trust. The Survivor's SubTrust remains revocable by the surviving spouse. The surviving spouse can spend all the assets in the Survivor's Trust, can amend or change that SubTrust, can change the beneficiaries, and can revoke or cancel the Trust. The entire income and principal of this SubTrust are paid to the surviving spouse. When the surviving spouse passes away, the remaining balance of the Survivor's Trust is paid out to the beneficiaries of the Survivor's Trust.

One benefit of AB Trust planning is that both spouses can make use of the Exemption Equivalent Amount, thus taking advantage of a significant tax savings, and also to insure that the decedent's wishes are complied with by the surviving spouse..

For most people, the main benefit proper Trust planning is that the estate can avoid Probate. The heirs can benefit by between two and ten percent of the gross estate by proper estate planning. Additionally, an estate plan can eliminate a substantial amount of time taken in Probate Administration.

This articles and our e-course are not intended to replace specific advice of an attorney and is intended to be educational only. We highly recommend that you meed with a qualified attorney for specific advice regarding your estate and for professional preparation of all legal documents.

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