Benefits of trusts include:

• Control of your wealth – You can specify the terms of a trust precisely, controlling when and to whom distributions may be made. You may also, for example, set up a revocable trust so that the trust assets remain accessible to you during your lifetime while designating to whom the remaining assets will pass thereafter, even when there are complex situations such as children from more than one marriage.
• Protection of your legacy – A properly constructed trust can help protect your estate from your heirs’ creditors or from beneficiaries who may not be adept at money management.
• Privacy and probate savings – Probate is a matter of public record; a trust may allow assets to pass outside of probate and remain private, in addition to possibly reducing the amount lost to court fees and taxes in the process.