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Revocable Living Trust Amendment

A Revocable Living Trust Amendment is a form that notes the changes made to the original Living Trust.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Unlike Living Trust Amendments, Trust Restatement requires more significant restructuring of the document. This usually happens when the Grantor marries or remarries, and the distribution of assets becomes substantially different.
Another way to use Trust Restatement is to consolidate several amendments from over the years. It simplifies the interpretation process upon the Grantor's death.

The Living Trust Amendments are often called updates. While that's technically accurate, Living Trust updates usually refer to all three ways you can modify a trust.
The amendments are one strategy, the restatement is another, and the third form of the update is a complete document revocation and starting from scratch.

In the case of the Individual Living Trust, only the person who made the Trust has the power to amend it.
However, Joint Living Trusts are pretty standard too, and in that situation, either spouse has the right to change the provisions, provided the other spouse agrees.

Unfortunately, you cannot. If you can't find a copy of your Revocable Living Trust, you will need to revoke it and start over.
Before you do so, make sure that someone else doesn't already have a copy of the Living Trust, like a family member or your lawyer.

Typically, you can't, as the Irrevocable Living Trust's sole purpose is keeping the original provisions in place.
However, there are specific circumstances where this can be possible. For example, if the beneficiaries of the Living Trust are in agreement regarding the amendments, there can be changes permitted.
It's also possible to make changes to abide by the federal law or obtain specific tax benefits.