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1. Introduction to Living Trusts

Living trusts allow you to control who receives your assets after you die. However, there are many more reasons for creating a living trust. For instance, a living trust can help your beneficiaries avoid the expense and delay of probate normally associated with wills. Probate can last a year or even longer and can eat up a substantial portion of your estate's value. A living trust can also provide you with more privacy than a will because you don't have to register it with the courts in probate. Living trusts can help avoid certain estate taxes if prepared properly. Finally, a living trust allows you to hand over the management of your assets to someone else if you become incapacitated.

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This Living Trust Education Center was created to answer most of your questions about living trusts and to familiarize you with what a living trust can do for you.

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