Revocable Living Trust Needs Formal Documentation

By Christopher Combs | January 12, 2013

  Question: My husband and I established a revocable living trust a few years ago. Although I distinctly remember signing the documents for the revocable living trust, I do not recall signing any other documents. My husband recently died, and last week I began reviewing all of our legal paperwork, including the revocable living trust.…

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'Pour-Over-Will' Still May Need Probate

By Christopher Combs | October 29, 2012

Question: In a recent column you said that, after a revocable living trust is created, a home or shares of IBM stock would have to be specifically transferred into the RLT. In other words, unless there were transfer documents such as a deed of the home to the RLT, the RLT would have nothing. When…

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