Pour-over wills explained: Connecting your will and trust

This episode explains how pour-over wills work alongside revocable trusts as part of a coordinated estate plan, highlighting how a pour-over will acts as a safety net to capture any assets that were not transferred into the trust during a person’s lifetime. Rather than distributing those assets directly, the will directs them into the trust after death, so everything is ultimately managed and distributed under one set of instructions. The discussion also covers key benefits like consistency, simplicity, and peace of mind, while noting that assets passing through a pour-over will may still go through probate before reaching the trust, reinforcing the importance of properly funding a trust during life.This episode is based on an article on our Family Law Headquarters blog titled: Understanding pour-over wills: How they work with revocable trustsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/family-law-talk--6410781/support.