Decide who gets what — or let the court decide for you.
Die without a plan and Tennessee’s intestacy statute writes your will for you, in public, through probate. A will and a living trust put those decisions back in your hands.
Start Your Estate Plan Call (615) 599-1785What a will does — and doesn’t
A will directs who receives your assets and, critically, names guardians for minor children. But a will alone still passes through probate: the public, court-supervised process of validating the will and distributing the estate. Probate takes time, becomes part of the public record, and can be costly — which is why for many families a will is the floor, not the ceiling.
Avoiding probate, keeping privacy
A revocable living trust holds your assets during life and passes them at death without probate. You stay in full control while living — you can change or revoke it anytime — and at death a successor trustee distributes assets privately, quickly, and without court supervision. If you become incapacitated, that same trustee can step in to manage trust assets, adding a layer of incapacity protection.
The step most people miss
A trust only controls the assets actually titled into it. “Funding” — retitling accounts and property into the trust — is where many DIY plans fail, leaving assets stranded in probate despite the trust existing on paper. Proper funding is part of doing this right.
Making every piece point the same way
Beneficiary designations on retirement accounts and life insurance pass outside your will entirely. We coordinate those designations with your will and trust so nothing contradicts and nothing slips through — the kind of gap that derails an otherwise good plan.
Build the foundation your family can stand on.
Whether you need a straightforward will or a full living-trust plan, it starts with a conversation about your family and your goals.
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