10. Do trusts go through probate?

No. When a trustAn arrangement in which property interests are legally held by one person (the trustee) at the request of another (the settlor) for the benefit of a third party (the beneficiary). holds titleThe legal document, such as a deed, which provides evidence of a person’s ownership interests in certain property. to a decedent’s property, then the decedentA person who has passed away. is no longer considered to have legal title to the property, and the trust document defines what to do with the property. Often, the trust document will identify specific beneficiaries to whom property should be transferred upon the settlor’s death.