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The major advantages of a revocable trust: (1) avoid probate, saving you both time and money, (2) preserve your privacy since, unlike wills, trusts aren't public documents, and (3) set up a plan to handle your assets and income if you become incapacitated.

To make a living trust in Massachusetts, you: Choose whether to make an individual or shared trust. Decide what property to include in the trust. Choose a successor trustee. Decide who will be the trust's beneficiaries?that is, who will get the trust property. Create the trust document.

(1) Any Massachusetts trust desiring to do business in this state shall file with the secretary of state a verified copy of the trust instrument creating such a trust and any amendment thereto, the assumed business name, if any, and the names and addresses of its trustees.

You can get a copy of the Trust by simply asking for it. Once you know that your interest has vested, you can simply write a letter to the Trustee stating that you are legally entitled to a copy of the Trust. In that letter, you can ask that the Trustee send you a copy of the Trust.

The cost of creating a will in Massachusetts can range from roughly $250 to $1,000. A trust typically costs anywhere between $900 and $3,450. At Snug, any member can create a Power of Attorney and Health Care Directive for free. A Will costs $195 and a Trust costs $500.

Jointly held property where there is a right of survivorship (where the surviving joint owner is automatically entitled to the property) Proceeds from a life insurance policy, bank or retirement account that names a beneficiary. Property that's held in a trust created by the decedent.