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You do need a trust if you have children who are under the age of 18. You may also need a trust if you have children who are disabled or handicapped in some way. Finally, a trust may be a useful estate planning tool for you if you have money, or property that you want to last several generations after you are gone.

To create a living trust in Idaho, you create and then sign a declaration of trust in front of a notary. You then transfer ownership of assets into the trust to fund it. At this point it becomes effective.

Limitations: Requires adherence to trust document's instructions on asset assignments. Joint assets, including certain IRAs and retirement plans, cannot be placed into a one-person trust. No complete tax avoidance: Total avoidance of taxes is rarely possible with living trusts, though there may be ways to reduce them.

To make a living trust in Idaho, 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.

Ultimately, the question is not whether it is better to have a will or a trust, but if you should have a trust in addition to a will. If you die without having a valid will or trust in place, the courts will determine how your assets are distributed.

In total dollars, the cost of a Family Trust or Living Trust package for an unmarried person would cost $1,895. For a married couple, the total cost would be just $2,295.