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[Home](/) 2. Revocable Living Trust Attorney Revocable Living Trust Legacy Counsel # Revocable Living Trust Attorney Quick answer: A revocable living trust (RLT) is a trust you create during your lifetime, retain full control over, and can amend or revoke at any time. [Start Intake](/get-started)[Book a Consultation](https://cal.com/drewjacobs/estate-planning) Key Points - ◆ Who it is for: homeowners, parents of minor children, anyone with out-of-state real property, blended families, and clients who want privacy - ◆ What it solves: probate cost and delay, ancillary probate, incapacity planning, and post-death asset coordination - ◆ Fully revocable and amendable during your lifetime — no asset protection or tax savings on its own - ◆ Only works if it is funded — title and beneficiary designations must align with the trust ## How a revocable living trust works You sign a trust document naming yourself as the initial trustee and beneficiary. Because you control the trust during life, the IRS treats it as a grantor trust for income tax purposes — there is no separate tax return and no asset protection. ## Common mistakes we fix Signing the trust and never funding it. Naming the trust as beneficiary of a retirement account without thinking through the SECURE Act 10-year rule and accelerated income tax. Using a generic out-of-state template that ignores how New York, New Jersey, or Ohio actually treats trustee powers, spousal rights, and creditor claims. ## New York, New Jersey & Ohio considerations New York: probate through Surrogate's Court is slow and public; an RLT is one of the few ways to keep an estate out of the court file and avoid SCPA 1404 examinations. New Jersey: the surrogate process is fast, so RLTs in NJ are used primarily for privacy, incapacity, out-of-state property, and second-marriage planning rather than probate avoidance. Ohio: probate is moderate but real; RLTs combined with Transfer-on-Death affidavits for real estate are a clean way to bypass it entirely. ## How Legacy Counsel helps We draft, sign, and — critically — fund the trust. Frequently Asked Does a revocable living trust protect assets from creditors? + No. Does a revocable trust save estate or income taxes? + Not by itself. Do I still need a will if I have a revocable trust? + Yes. What does it cost? + We quote a flat fee after intake. Related - [All Trusts](/trusts) - [Irrevocable Trusts](/irrevocable-trust-attorney) - [Trust Funding](/trust-funding) - [Trusts for Minor Children](/trust-for-minor-children) Next Step ### Talk to Legacy Counsel. Fixed-fee estate planning for clients in New York, New Jersey, and Ohio. [Start Intake](/get-started)[Book a Consultation](https://cal.com/drewjacobs/estate-planning) Drew Jacobs is licensed in New York, New Jersey, and Ohio. 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