Establishing an estate plan, with a living trust as its centerpiece, is simply a matter of taking the legal steps to ensure that in the event of a serious illness or accident or in the event of death, that at no time will you or your family be controlled by some stranger in a black robe, sitting in some court room. By establishing an estate plan now, you save you and your family from years of delay, tens of thousands of dollars in needless costs and, for those with larger estates, you can also save your family hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes. Click on Estate Planning, above for further information OR if you have a lot of questions already, try clicking on Frequently Asked Questions. Strategies and documents may include: revocable living trusts, irrevocable living trusts, life insurance trusts, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, family limited partnerships, limited liability companies, incorporations, as well as other documents/strategies.