Does A Family Trust Replace My Will?
Your Family Trust replaces your Will to the extent you transfer assets from your name to the Family Trust. In the Family Trust you name your beneficiaries in the same manner as a Will. You retain the right to change your beneficiaries. When the Family Trust terminates, the Trust assets will be distributed to the beneficiaries without probate.
A will is still an important document for assets not in the Trust where you have not designated a beneficiary.
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