{"id":137,"date":"2009-08-06T10:31:51","date_gmt":"2009-08-06T14:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dev.atiqbd.com\/when-should-a-living-trust-be-filed-or-executed\/"},"modified":"2015-03-03T17:46:25","modified_gmt":"2015-03-03T17:46:25","slug":"when-should-a-living-trust-be-filed-or-executed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.standardlegal.com\/blog\/when-should-a-living-trust-be-filed-or-executed","title":{"rendered":"When Should a Living Trust Be Filed or Executed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Trust must be executed (i.e. signed and notarized) by the Donor (the person making the Trust) while he or she was living.<\/p>\n<p>Upon the death of the Donor, the Trustees are required to administer the Trust by following the written language contained in the Trust document itself. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A Living Trust, if properly funded (i.e. assets are transferred properly into the name of the Trust), is a probate avoidance vehicle.\u00a0 A probate estate is usually not required to administer the Trust&#8217;s assets if the Trust was properly funded (since the Trust becomes the owner of the property).\u00a0 So, in most cases, nothing needs to be &#8220;filed&#8221; as long as the Donor&#8217;s assets were transferred properly to the Trust.<\/p>\n<p>Get complete details on <a title=\"Standard Legal's Living Trust legal forms software\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.standardlegal.com\/product\/living-trust-legal-forms-software\/\">Standard Legal&#8217;s Living Trust legal forms software<\/a> here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Trust must be executed (i.e. signed and notarized) by the Donor (the person making the Trust) while he or she was living. 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