A revocable living trust is a powerful estate planning tool, but it's only effective as long as you remember to fund it after you set it up. That means retitling your assets or naming the trust as the beneficiary of certain accounts. For instance, putting...
You’ve begun to set in place a Living Trust that will protect your assets and keep your estate from going through the expense and delay of probate. But there’s one area of your planning that has been causing you a bit of difficulty: you’re struggling...
What happens after the grantor of revocable living trust dies? Phelps LaClair, serving Mesa, Chandler, and Phoenix, has heard this question hundreds of times. In fact, revocable living trust distribution is one of the things written into every trust we design. But if you have...
Should your vehicle be in your living trust? A living trust gives you more control over the distribution of your assets when you're gone. But sometimes, determining which assets to include in your living trust can be confusing. Fortunately, the Phelps LaClair team can help...
Estate planning aims to ensure that your assets are distributed exactly according you your wishes. However, achieving this goal can be complex. “Do you need a trust if you have beneficiaries?” is a common question we get. While naming beneficiaries for your accounts is a...
If you have set up a living trust or are considering one, you may need a pour-over will. This failsafe will protect any assets you neglected to add to your living trust. Whether you intentionally left some assets out, or simply forget about them, you...
You’ve spent your whole life working hard to achieve your financial goals, and of course you want to pass that wealth on to your children and grandchildren. However, building generational wealth involves much more than acquiring valuable assets. It also takes some careful financial planning,...
Trusts offer numerous advantages compared to wills. They offer you more control over your assets and help your loved ones avoid probate. They even offer enhanced privacy protection. A will, on the other hand, puts your assets through the expensive and lengthy probate process. Since...
Creating a revocable living trust is a crucial step in estate planning. The trust allows you to protect your assets from probate after your death, while still allowing you to access and manage them during your lifetime. However, understanding what happens to a revocable trust...
Probate is a long and costly process that places an unnecessary burden on your loved ones. If you want to avoid probate in Arizona, you’ll need more than just a will in your estate plan. Wills are always subject to probate, and that is why...