What causes a trust to fail?

In order for the Trust to do it's job, the assets need to be in the Trust. If there are no assets in the Trust, then the Trust fails. Retitling the assets in the name of Trust is called funding the Trust.

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Trusts can be great estate planning tools to protect assets, avoiding probate, saving legal costs and a whole host of other reasons. But did you know many Trusts fail? This is probably not something you want to hear after the time, effort, and expense you put into creating the Trust. But it’s true. Trusts can and do fail all the time. How can that be?

Reason #1

Based on our experience of more than thirty years in practicing Trust law, the most common reason Trusts fail is that they are not funded. The purpose of a Trust is to manage the assets held in it. In order for the Trust to do it’s job, the assets need to be in the Trust. If there are no assets in the Trust, then the Trust fails. Retitling the assets in the name of Trust is called funding the Trust. In effect, the Trust owns the assets. Funding assets into a Trust could including signing a new deed, retitling banks accounts, stocks or other financial instruments, changing beneficiaries to your retirement (could have tax implications so be careful) or even your business ownership interests. If you want to ensure your assets go where you intended, make sure you retitle your assets into the Trust.

Reason #2

Another major reason why Trusts fail to meet its intended purpose is that your priorities or life situation has changed, and you did not reflect that change in your Trust document. Life sometimes gets in the way of our best laid plans. Maybe your documents were created years ago and have never been updated for additional children or second marriages. The assets we accumulate over a lifetime also change with the passage of time. The starter home in Central Massachusetts that you first purchased as newlyweds may have been upgraded to a waterfront forever home on the Cape. Job changes that result in a different retirement plan can also affect your Trust goals. There are many other examples, but what it really comes down to is: What’s important to you and how your priorities evolve over time.

The Good News

If you are a client of Generations Law Group, we work with you to make sure the assets are properly titled, and your Trust always reflects your goals. Our work is not done when the Trust documents are signed. Members of our Client Care Program receive annual check-ins to make sure Trusts are up to date and properly funded. And if you need help in retitling your assets, our team is ready to assist you. As our lives change so too must our estate plan. Gone are the days where you create a plan and never look at it again. Your Trust and estate plan should also reflect what important to you – yesterday, today and tomorrow. Founded by a nurse attorney and with offices in Acton, Burlington, and Sudbury, Massachusetts, Generations Law Group helps families navigate the complex areas of elder law to inform and protect loved ones of every generation.

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2 Corinthians 12:19, NIV : Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? We have been speaking in the sight of God as those in Christ; and everything we do, dear friends, is for your strengthening.2 Corinthians 12:19, ESV : Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? It is in the sight of God that we have been speaking in Christ, and all for your upbuilding, beloved.2 Corinthians 12:19, KJV : Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: butall things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.2 Corinthians 12:19, NASB : All this time you have been thinking that we are defending ourselves to you.it is in the sight of God that we have been speaking in Christ; and all for building you up, beloved.2 Corinthians 12:19, NLT : Perhaps you think we're saying these things just to defend ourselves. No, we tell you this as Christ's servants, and with God as our witness. Everything we do, dear friends, is to strengthen you.2 Corinthians 12:19, CSB : Have you been thinking all along that we were defending ourselves to you? No, in the sight of God we are speaking in Christ, and everything, dear friends, is for building you up.

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