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Creating a living trust in South Carolina involves creating a written trust document and signing it in front of a notary. The trust is not final until you transfer assets into it.

Motor Vehicles ? You can transfer your vehicle(s) into the trust by filling out a Bill of Sale which reflects the transfer of ownership. Real Estate ? Real estate is transferred into the trust by filling out a South Carolina Deed, notarizing it, and filing it with the appropriate County Register of Deeds.

To make a living trust in South Carolina, 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.

Create the trust document. You can get help from an attorney or use Willmaker & Trust (see below). Sign the document in front of a notary public. Change the title of any trust property that has a title document?such as your house or car?to reflect that you now own the property as trustee of the trust.

The cost of setting up a trust in South Carolina 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.

The beneficiary can (where there is one beneficiary or if there are several beneficiaries and all of them agree) direct the trustee to transfer the trust property to him (if there are several beneficiaries to all of them) or to such other person as the beneficiary (or the beneficiaries may desire).