Estate planning · Trust funding
Funding Your Living Trust: What You Do and What I Do
The step most trusts fail at. Here is exactly who does what.
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The short answer
A living trust controls only what is titled in its name. I prepare the deed that moves your primary residence into the trust; that is included in the fee. You retitle your other assets using my written instructions and checklist.
What I do
Attorney drafting, one round of revisions.
The deed moving your primary residence into the trust is included.
Written instructions for retitling everything else.
What you do
Retitle your accounts and other assets into the trust using my written instructions and checklist.
Why it matters
An unfunded trust does not do its job. Anything left outside it can still require probate. See living trust vs. will in Oregon.
A living trust is not asset protection. A revocable trust is yours: you can change it, revoke it, and take everything back, so your creditors can reach it too. It avoids probate. It does not stop a lawsuit. If you own a business, practice medicine, hold rental property, or have real creditor exposure, see how asset protection works.
Frequently asked questions
What does “funding” a trust mean?
Titling assets in the trust’s name. A trust controls only what it holds.
Do you prepare the deed for my house?
Yes. The deed moving your primary residence into the trust is included in the Living Trust plan.
Who retitles my bank and investment accounts?
You do, using my written instructions and checklist. I answer your questions through signing.
What happens to assets that are never funded?
Anything not titled in the trust can still require probate.
About your attorney
Brian T. Bradley, Esq.
Licensed in Oregon, Washington & California · Based in Wilsonville
I draft every plan myself, and you talk to me, not a paralegal, from the planning call through signing. My main practice is asset protection for clients nationwide. I offer flat-fee estate planning to families here in the Portland metro and Southwest Washington because most of them need a clean, correct plan at a known price, not a custom engagement.
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Book a free 15-minute callAttorney advertising. Brian T. Bradley, Esq., Bradley Legal Corp, Wilsonville, Oregon. Licensed in Oregon, Washington, and California. This page is general information, is not legal or tax advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Tax figures are stated as of October 2026 and can change. No plan guarantees a particular tax result.