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Trust: A legal document that spells out how a person's assets should be managed during their lifetime or after their death. Grantor: The person who sets up a trust. Trustee: The person or financial institution in charge of the trust.

A revocable trust and living trust are separate terms that describe the same thing: a trust in which the terms can be changed at any time. An irrevocable trust describes a trust that cannot be modified after it is created without the beneficiaries' consent.

To create a living trust in Washington, prepare a written trust document and sign it before a notary public. To finalize the trust and make it effective, you must transfer ownership of your assets into it. A living trust is an effective tool that can provide you with the flexibility and privacy you seek.

Revocable living trusts have a few key benefits, like avoiding probate, privacy protection and protection in the case of incapacitation. However, revocable living trusts can be expensive, don't have direct tax benefits, and don't protect against creditors.

For example, a trust provision may stipulate that upon the death of the grantor, if all her children are over the age of 30, the trust assets are to be distributed equally amongst them, while if some are under the age of 30, then the trust does not terminate until the youngest reaches that age.

Some trusts are 20 to 40+ pages in length due to all of the provisions, definitions, and contingencies that align with the goals of the person making the trust which may not be able to accomplish these goals if they are not included.

A simple example would be the situation in which one member of a family advances money to another and asks the second member to hold the money or to invest it for him. A more complicated example of an implied trust would be the situation in which one party provides money to another for the purchase of property.