Build the Trust Plan That Fits Your Life.
Answer a few questions about your family, assets and goals. MyPrivateTrust helps you understand trust options and organize the documents and funding steps needed to move forward.
How MyPrivateTrust Works
We replace chaotic legal paperwork with a clear, step-by-step technological journey from initial goal assessment to asset funding and execution.
Tell Us Your Goals
Share your family priorities, real estate holdings, and whether your primary concern is probate avoidance, privacy, or creditor protection.
Build Your Planning Profile
Select your state of residence so our engine applies correct state-specific trust codes, probate thresholds, and homestead protections.
Explore Trust Options
Review candidate trust structures matched to your exact profile, with transparent breakdowns of advantages, trade-offs, and limits.
Complete Document Interview
Answer structured questions regarding Settlors, Trustees, milestone distribution ages (e.g. 25, 30, 35), and incapacity instructions.
Review Your Documents
Preview your customized Declaration of Trust, Property Schedules, and Certificate of Trust using clean in-browser formatting.
Create Funding Checklist
Generate property-specific checklists for deeding real estate, retitling bank accounts, and updating retirement beneficiaries.
Print, Save, or Request Review
Print clean execution copies, export drafts, or seamlessly connect with an independent licensed estate planning attorney for formal counsel.
Unsure Which Trust You Need? Take the Assessment.
Our rules-based engine checks your assets, business holdings, and family goals against trust characteristics in your state to deliver a structured candidate analysis.
Explore Common Trust Structures
Click any structure to view what it accomplishes, limitations, and key state law nuances.
Revocable Living Trust (RLT)
The foundational estate-planning instrument for probate avoidance and incapacity management.
Joint Revocable Living Trust
A unified living trust structure designed for married couples sharing marital property.
Asset Protection Trust (APT / DAPT)
Statutory self-settled spendthrift trusts designed to shield wealth from future potential liabilities.
Special Needs Trust (Supplemental Needs Trust)
Preserving eligibility for vital government assistance (SSI / Medicaid) while enhancing quality of life.
Land Trust (Real Estate Title Trust)
Title privacy and simplified fractional management for real estate investors and homeowners.
Children's & Minor's Trust
Structured milestone distributions for education, maturity milestones, and financial stewardship.
A Trust Document Alone Does Not Avoid Probate. Proper Funding Does.
Many trusts fall short of their goals because assets were never properly retitled. Our platform generates dedicated, step-by-step asset funding checklists for deeds, financial accounts, and business shares.
Optional Professional Review When You Need It
If your family dynamics, blended family arrangements, estate tax exposure, or business assets require individualized counseling, our platform lets you seamlessly submit your questionnaire drafts to an independent licensed attorney in your state.
You Shouldn't Need a Law Degree to Understand Your Own Plan.
Every legal term on MyPrivateTrust is translated into plain English with a real-world example, why it matters, what you need to do, and what it does not mean. Look for the “What's this?” buttons beside every field.
- Settlor"I create the trust."
- Trust Agreement"These are my rules."
- Trustee"I manage the property."
- Trust PropertyHouse • Money • Business
- Beneficiaries"We receive the benefits."
Successor Trustee: “If the original trustee can no longer serve, I step in.”
Start With the Basics
Plain-English guides that explain how trusts really work — and what they don't do.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about living trusts, document preparation, and legal status.
Is MyPrivateTrust.com a law firm?
No. MyPrivateTrust.com is an educational estate-planning technology and document preparation platform. We are not an attorney, law firm, or prepaid legal plan, and we do not provide individualized legal advice.
What is the difference between a Will and a Living Trust?
A Last Will and Testament only takes legal effect upon your death and must pass through public court probate. A Revocable Living Trust takes effect immediately during your lifetime, manages incapacity, and distributes assets privately without probate.
Does a Revocable Living Trust protect me from lawsuits?
No. Because you retain complete control over a revocable living trust, your creditors can reach trust assets to satisfy judgments. For creditor protection, specific irrevocable or statutory Domestic Asset Protection Trusts (DAPTs) must be investigated with an attorney.
What does 'funding a trust' mean?
Funding is the legal process of changing the title or ownership of your property from your personal name to your trust name. Without transferring title (such as recording a new deed for your home), the asset remains subject to probate.
Start Organizing Your Estate Plan Today.
Explore your state-specific trust options, organize your family assets, and prepare professional draft planning documents.