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To make a living trust in Georgia, 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.

The cost of setting up a trust in Georgia varies depending on the complexity of the trust and the attorney's fees. A basic Revocable Living Trust generally ranges from $1,000 to $3,000. More complex trusts can cost several thousand dollars more.

You can set up a trust yourself, but it probably makes sense to get the help of a lawyer. The state of Georgia has not adopted the Uniform Probate Code, so even smaller estates may benefit from a living trust.

Georgia Trust Requirements. An express trust in Georgia must be evidenced by a writing signed by the settlor or someone acting under power of attorney with the settlor's express consent. The settlor of a Georgia trust must have legal capacity to create the trust.

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 transfer real property into your Trust, a new deed reflecting the name of the Trust must be executed, notarized and recorded with the County Recorder in the County where the property is located. Care must be taken that the exact legal description in the existing deed appears on the new deed.