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To make a living trust in Vermont, 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.

V.R.P.P. Rule 80.4, Delivery of Will by Custodian; Copy of Will Filed for Safekeeping. If the decedent (the person who died) did not own any real estate other than a timeshare and the estate is worth less than $45,000.00, you can use the small estate procedure to probate the estate.

A Vermont living trust holds ownership of your assets during your life while you continue to use and control them. Assets are then passed to beneficiaries after your death. A revocable living trust (sometimes called an inter vivos trust) can offer a variety of benefits.

There are two types of trusts under the jurisdiction of the probate division of the Vermont Superior Court: testamentary and nontestamentary. The probate process is a safety measure for the distribution of property when someone dies.

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.

Here's a partial list of assets that may avoid the probate process: Property held in a trust3 Jointly held property (but not common property) Death benefits from insurance policies (unless payable to the estate)4 Property given away before you die. Assets in a pay-on-death account.