Understanding Funding Your Living Trust

Why and How to Transfer Your Assets To Your Revocable Living Trust

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2. What is "funding" my trust?

Funding your trust is the process of transferring your assets from you to your trust. To do this, you physically change the titles of your assets from your individual name (or joint names, if married) to the name of your trust. You will also change most beneficiary designations to your trust.

 

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