Revocable Living Trusts in Missouri

A revocable living trust lets you stay in charge of your property while you’re alive and pass it to your loved ones privately, without probate court. Legal Hero designs trusts around your family, your assets and your goals.

How a Revocable Living Trust Works

You create the trust and transfer (“fund”) your assets into it. You usually serve as your own trustee, so you can buy, sell and use the property just as before. You can change or cancel the trust at any time. When you pass away or can no longer manage your affairs, the successor trustee you chose takes over and follows your instructions.

Benefits of a Living Trust

• Avoids probate for assets titled in the trust, saving time and court costs for your family.
• Privacy. A trust is not filed with the court, unlike a probated will.
• Incapacity planning. Your successor trustee can manage trust assets without a court-ordered conservatorship.
• Control over timing. You can stagger distributions to children or protect a beneficiary who isn’t ready to manage money.

Funding the Trust Matters

A trust only controls the assets titled in its name. We help retitle real estate, bank and investment accounts, and pair the trust with a pour-over will to catch anything left out.

Why Legal Hero

David Koonce is both an attorney and a CPA, so your trust is drafted with the tax and financial picture in mind.