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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.

A trust must have a trustee, a person who manages and protects the assets in the trust. You can choose anyone to be your trustee, but most people prefer to choose themselves. If you choose yourself, you also need to select a successor trustee who will take over when you die.

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.

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.

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.

An irrevocable trust offers your assets the most protection from creditors and lawsuits. Assets in an irrevocable trust aren't considered personal property. This means they're not included when the IRS values your estate to determine if taxes are owed.