Choosing the right trustee is key to ensuring your trust is managed properly.
A successor trustee will manage your trust if you become incapacitated, and ensure your beneficiaries receive assets according to your plans when you die. Dreamstime/TCA
A trust allows you to create a clear plan to bequeath assets to your heirs. Setting up a trust can also help your beneficiaries avoid probate, the court-supervised process to divide an estate’s assets.