Simplify Your Estate Plan: How Pour-Over Wills and Living Trusts Work Together
Pour-over wills are a critical component of many estate plans in California. Designed to work alongside a living trust, a pour-over will ensures that any assets not formally transferred into the trust during the grantor’s lifetime are still distributed according to its terms. While a pour-over will does not avoid probate entirely, it provides continuity, privacy, and a more streamlined asset transfer process. This blog explains how pour-over wills function under California law, when they are most useful, and how they help individuals build a more complete and flexible estate plan.
