Estate Planning
Living Trust
Illinois
Asked on Nov 7, 2021
Need Will or Trust
Married must include both have children from previous marriage.
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Estate Planning
Illinois
Answered 839 days ago
T. Phillip B.
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Hi. I'm not sure I understand your question. Everyone should have a will regardless of whether you have a trust. The question is whether you need a trust. A lot of that has to do with avoiding probate or some other potential uses depending on the goals and needs. But a typical family would use a trust to better organize everything and control distribution while avoiding going through the court process called probate.
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