Tag: unfunded trust probate

Signing a trust document is often treated as the very last part of the estate planning process, but it is really only the midpoint and much work remains. That’s because a trust only works the way it is supposed to if it is funded, meaning assets are actually retitled into the name of the trust. After that, it must be managed correctly for as long as it exists.  Families in DuPage County who invest time and money creating a trust sometimes skip the funding and management steps, inadvertently preventing the […]