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Answer: A trust instrument is the document that sets out in writing the authority, duties, and rights of the. parties involved. The instrument may also be known as an agreement, indenture, declaration, or deed. In the case of a testamentary trust, for example, the trust instrument is the decedent's will.

Immovable property: A private trust must be created by a non-testamentary instrument in writing. Further, the non-testamentary instrument needs to be signed by the author of the trust or the trustee and has to be registered.

To make a living trust in Pennsylvania, 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.

*Notice includes the following: (1) The fact of the trust's existence. (2) The identity of the settlor. (3) The trustee's name, address and telephone number. (4) The recipient's right to receive upon request a copy of the trust instrument.

The cost of setting up a trust in Pennsylvania 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 will need all of the titles and deeds of property, stock certificates, and bank account statements in order to ?fund the trust,? that is, to transfer the property into the trust, discussed more fully below. Gather them now and have them ready so the process can go more smoothly and quickly.