Building Trusts for Your Future

Trusts are powerful legal instruments that can help you manage your assets both during your lifetime and after your passing. They feature benefits like avoiding probate, providing for the efficient transfer of assets to your beneficiaries, and offering greater privacy in the distribution of your estate. Given these advantages, it makes sense that trusts are among the most popular estate planning tools.

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If you’re interested in adding a trust to your estate plan, you should contact West & West, Greer & Estorga for quality estate planning services. Whether you want to learn more about revocable living trusts, irrevocable trusts, or other unique trust structures, our experienced attorneys can guide you through the process of creating and managing trusts that align with your unique financial goals and family needs. Call our San Antonio law firm today at (210) 340-2200 to determine if this versatile estate planning tool is right for your family.

What Is a Trust?

A trust is a legal entity that lets you transfer ownership of your assets to a trustee, who will hold and manage them on behalf of the beneficiaries you have selected to inherit them. The trustee you choose will be required to adhere to the terms you outline in the trust documents, allowing you to control what happens to your assets after your death. In fact, depending on the type of trust you establish, you can appoint yourself as the trustee during your lifetime to maintain control of your assets for as long as possible.

When you create a trust, you can write instructions detailing which assets must be passed down to which family members, much like a last will. However, a trust allows you to have much more say over the distribution of assets, as you can even create specific conditions regarding when the trustee should transfer assets to the beneficiaries. For example, if you want your children to only receive their inheritance from the trust once they reach a certain age, get married, or graduate, you can specify this in the trust documents.

If you want to determine if you need a trust as part of a comprehensive estate plan, we encourage you to contact our law firm for guidance. During your consultation, our lawyers will review your financial situation and estate planning goals to decide which asset protection strategies would be best for you and your family.

What Are the Benefits of Adding a Trust to Your Estate Plan?

One of the most well-known benefits of trusts is their ability to give the grantor maximum control of their assets during their lifetime and after their death. But that’s just the start, as trusts have numerous advantages that include the following:

Common Types of Trusts

The trust that’s right for you will depend on who and what you most need to protect long term. Whether the answer is your property, business, or vulnerable loved ones, you can rely on our attorneys to help you find the trust that’s most ideal for your situation.

Do You Need a Texas Trust Attorney?

Our lawyers understand how critical it is to ensure your loved ones are taken care of financially even after you’re no longer here. If you’re considering making a trust or want to add any other estate planning tools to your existing plan, it’s time to contact West & West, Greer & Estorga for legal representation.

If you’re ready to learn more, call our law firm at (210) 340-2200 for a free consultation with a caring Texas attorney.

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