What happens to a living trust when one spouse dies?
When one spouse passes away, at that time, the surviving spouse should contact our office so that we can set up a meeting. At that meeting we explain what needs to be done in order to follow the terms of the trust. We need to inventory all assets so that we know what is in the trust in order to divide the assets into the A trust and the B trust — the survivor’s trust and the family trust, if applicable. There are tremendous tax benefits associated with the A/B type of trust, which is why a snapshot is taken of the assets at the date of death of the spouse.
