The Trade-Offs Costs more in legal fees than drafting a will. Requires retitling all assets that the trust will hold, which can be tedious and expensive. May require you or your heirs to pay annual fees of 1% to 2% of assets if a professional trustee is used. May leave your trust assets vulnerable to creditors' claims longer than a will does. (However this may be avoided by probating the pour over will which starts the clock running on all creditors.)

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