Unfunded Inter Vivos Trusts

A common problem with inter vivos trusts, especially those created without legal assistance, is that the settlor neglects to transfer title to the intended trust property to the trust.

This issue has recently received public attention in a national syndicated column authored by Bob Bruss.

See Bob Bruss, Unfunded Living Trust Without Home Title is Worthless, San Antonio Express-News, May 15, 2005, at 3D [link is to the same column which appeared in the Washington Post a week earlier].