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A revocable living trust holds your property during your lifetime, lets you manage it as your own trustee, and directs where it goes when you die — so the assets you place in the trust generally pass to your beneficiaries without a probate court proceeding. You can change or revoke it at any time while you are alive. PublicLegal publishes four 50-state revocable trust kits, plus a trust amendment form, so you can pick the one that fits your situation.
All four kits work in every state and include the core revocable trust document. They differ in who the trust is for, what happens when a spouse dies, and what comes with the document.
For one person making a trust alone. The trust document itself, with the property schedules, plus a short instruction sheet and a step-by-step funding guide for moving your accounts and property into the trust. A straightforward option if you are comfortable completing a legal form on your own and do not need the supporting documents.
For one person making a trust alone. Everything in the form-only kit, plus a pour-over will that catches anything left out of the trust, a certification of trust you can show banks without handing over the full document, a HIPAA authorization so the people you name can get medical information if you are incapacitated, and a successor-trustee checklist that walks the person who takes over through the job. If you only want the trust document, the $9.99 form-only kit above has it.
For a married couple making one trust together. When the first spouse dies, that spouse’s share of the trust property is distributed directly to the beneficiaries — typically the children — rather than staying in trust for the surviving spouse. The survivor keeps full control of their own share and can still change or revoke the trust as to that share. Often chosen by couples in second marriages or with children from prior relationships. If you want the deceased spouse’s share to remain available to support the survivor for life instead, that is the Couples Lifetime Support kit.
Want the survivor supported for life instead? See the Couples Lifetime Support kit →
For a married couple making one trust together. When the first spouse dies, that spouse’s share stays in trust and remains available for the surviving spouse’s needs for the rest of the survivor’s life. When the survivor later dies, what remains goes to the beneficiaries both spouses named. Often chosen by couples who want to make sure the survivor is provided for first, with the children inheriting afterward. If you want the first spouse’s share distributed directly at the first death instead, that is the Couples First Death kit.
Want the first death distributed directly instead? See the Couples First Death kit →
Individual Kit — $39.99. The trust, pour-over will, certification of trust, HIPAA authorization, and step-by-step funding and successor guides.
View the Individual Kit →Couples First Death Kit — $39.99. One trust for both spouses; at the first death, that spouse’s share goes to the beneficiaries they named.
View the Couples First Death Kit →Couples Lifetime Support Kit — $44.99. One trust for both spouses; at the first death, that share stays in trust for the survivor’s support, then passes to the beneficiaries when the survivor dies.
View the Couples Lifetime Support Kit →Trust Amendment Form — $9.99. Works with most revocable living trusts, not just ours. For a full overhaul, revoke and restate instead — the instructions cover both.
View the Trust Amendment Form →The Trust Amendment Form — $9.99 changes specific terms of an existing revocable trust — beneficiaries, trustees, distribution ages — without replacing the whole document, and it works with most revocable living trusts, not just PublicLegal’s. It handles an individual trust or a joint couples trust (both spouses sign a joint-trust amendment). For a full overhaul, revoke and restate instead; the instructions cover both paths.
These are different tools. This page covers the revocable line; the Fortress line is a separate product for a different job.
You keep control — change or revoke anytime. Probate-avoidance for funded assets, incapacity management, privacy.
You give up control of what goes in. Used for asset protection, Medicaid planning, and large-estate tax planning — not probate alone.
See the Fortress Irrevocable Trusts →Not required by law in any state — trust law allows you to create and sign your own revocable trust with proper signing formalities (notarization is strongly recommended and is built into our kits). Many people complete our kits without a lawyer. You should consult an attorney if you own property in Louisiana, want a joint trust with an unmarried partner, have a taxable estate, are concerned about Medicaid eligibility, or want creditor protection — situations where a revocable trust is the wrong tool or needs customization.
Generally yes — for the assets you actually transfer into the trust. Property titled in the trust’s name at your death passes under the trust’s terms without a probate court proceeding. Property you never transferred still goes through your state’s process, which is why every kit includes a funding guide and the complete kits include a pour-over will as a backstop. Note that in some states probate is already quick and inexpensive for smaller estates, so the benefit varies.
Both are one joint trust for a married couple. The difference is what happens when the first spouse dies. In the Couples First Death Kit ($39.99), the deceased spouse’s share is distributed to the named beneficiaries right away. In the Couples Lifetime Support Kit ($44.99), the deceased spouse’s share stays in trust and remains available for the surviving spouse’s needs for life, then passes to the beneficiaries when the survivor dies.
Yes. A revocable living trust can be amended or revoked at any time while you are alive and have capacity — that is what “revocable” means. For targeted changes (a new beneficiary, a different successor trustee), our $9.99 Trust Amendment Form works with most revocable trusts, not just ours. For a full overhaul, revoke the old trust and restate it; the kit instructions cover both.
No. Trusts are private legal instruments — states do not issue an official trust form the way they issue court forms. PublicLegal’s kits are drafted to comply with the trust laws of all 50 states, reviewed for statutory currency as of August 2026, and updated when the law changes.
Instant download after purchase — editable Word documents you complete at your own pace, plus PDF copies for reference. Every kit includes the trust instrument with property schedules, instructions, and a funding guide; the complete kits add the pour-over will(s), certification of trust, HIPAA authorization, and successor-trustee materials. Your download stays available in your account, and re-downloads of updated editions are free.
A pour-over will is a short backup will that sends anything you owned outside the trust at death into the trust, so your whole estate follows one plan. Yes, you still need one: it catches assets you never retitled, and for parents of minor children it is where guardians are named — a trust cannot do that. A pour-over will is included in every complete kit (two, one per spouse, in the couples kits).
No — a revocable living trust does not shield your assets from your own creditors and does not reduce estate or income taxes, because you keep complete control of the property. Anyone selling a revocable trust as an asset-protection or tax-savings device is overselling. If you need those features, ask an attorney about irrevocable planning; our Fortress irrevocable line covers the asset-protection side.
Questions before you order? Call (877) 389-0141, Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm CT. Every kit is backed by our 30-day money-back guarantee — if the kit is not right for your situation, we refund it.