How to Set Up a Trust

How to Set Up a Trust

This video walks you through the key steps to setting up a trust, from choosing the right type and selecting beneficiaries to working with an attorney and funding the trust, to help you plan your estate with confidence.
Video Transcript

How To Set Up a Trust

If you're ready to begin end-of-life planning, take some time to think about how you want your estate to be handled. There are several advantages to creating

a trust.

Step 1:

Decide on the Type of Trust You Need

Step 2:

Determine Which Assets Will Be in the Trust

Step 3:

Designate Your Trustee & Beneficiaries

Step 4:

Decide How Your Estate Will Be Distributed, the Duration of the Trust & Any Factors That Will Result in Termination of the Trust

Step 5:

Hire a Trust Lawyer to Draft the Contract

Step 6:

Finalize the Details with Your Attorney & Financial Advisor

Step 7:

Sign the Document in the Presence of a Notary

Step 8:

File the Deed of Trust with the State

Step 9:

Open a Trust Fund Account in the Name of the Trust

Step 10:

Fund the Trust by Transferring the Title of the Property

Step 11:

Register the Trust with the IRS

Now You're Ready To Set Up a Trust!