Living Trust Checking Account

Creating and funding a living trust.

Living trust checking account.

A revocable living trust checking account is a standard demand deposit checking account that is an asset of a revocable living trust. To include your bank account in your living trust you must first create the trust. While the revocable living trust checking account is set up just like any normal checking account there are restrictions on how the funds can be used and who has the authority to withdraw or add funds to the account. The grantor or trustee should also add the account information including the bank name and account number to the trust s asset list.

If you are the grantor under a trust you can convert an existing checking account to a trust account as part of your living trust. This can be done with the help of an attorney or other legal expert in estate planning. You don t need to transfer it to a living trust to get around probate. I have a checking account that has not been funded into the trust.

Next for the terms of the trust to take effect you must fund it meaning you must transfer your assets into the trust. If the account is tied to your business putting it and your company into the trust can be a smart move. A trust checking account is a bank account held by a trust that trustees may use to pay incidental expenses and disperse assets to a trust s beneficiaries after a settlor s death.