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To make a living trust in Mississippi, 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.

A living trust is a legal document that, just like a will, contains your instructions for what you want to happen to your assets when you die. But, unlike a will, a living trust can avoid probate at death, control all of your assets, and prevent the court from controlling your assets if you become incapacitated.

A Mississippi trust typically costs anywhere between $900 and $2950. 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. For many families, this is a great option to get you fully covered and save some money while doing it.

The revocable trust's grantor or creator will create the trust by signing the trust agreement. He or she will transfer money or property into the revocable trust. At that point, the revocable trust holds the property for the benefit of the beneficiaries.

Creating a living trust in Mississippi occurs when you sign the written Declaration of Trust before a notary and then fund the trust. Funding the trust occurs when you transfer assets into the name of the trust. This must be done correctly and carefully to be valid.

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.