California  |  Wills and Trusts

Your question is interesting, but also worrisome. Trusts are frequently established to avoid probate, and yet you want to change your trust to a testamentary trust that usually requires probate. Moreover, normally a testamentary trust is described and established in a will. Yet you want to amend an already established trust.

Based upon these observations, I strongly advise you to contact an attorney to discuss your desired changes to your estate plan. If not done correctly, your changes may simply lead to required court intervention that will result in needless legal fees.

So please contact an attorney before you make any changes to your estate plan.

Sincerely,

Kai H. Wessels, Esq.