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Health & Fitness

Five Advantages of Living Trusts Over Wills

By Jay Andrew
JAA@DGAALAW.COM
http://www.dgaalaw.com/jay-andrew.html

While everyone’s situation comes with unique considerations, living trusts may provide various advantages over wills. Five of the most important advantages include:

1. Living trusts can help your family avoid dealing with long, draw-out probate proceedings.

2. Living trusts provide more privacy than wills do.

3. Living trusts also stand a better chance of surviving a legal challenge after your death, making it more likely that your final plans will be enacted to your specifications.

4. Living trusts make leaving property to minor children simpler too.

5. Living trusts have further benefits in the event that you become incapacitated while alive.

Read the entire article on our bLAWg page at http://www.dgaalaw.com/dgaablawg/illinois-living-trust-lawyer-advantages



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