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NY · Revocable Living Trust
Make your New York living trust.
Skip probate, keep your estate private, and stay in control while you're alive. Legally valid in New York. Free to create, or add secure online document storage with the $29/year subscription.
New York living trust requirements
Special notes for New York
- Unless the settlor is also the sole trustee, at least one trustee must also execute and acknowledge the trust instrument (EPTL 7-1.17)
- Both execution paths are equally valid. Acknowledgment (notary) is typically more convenient
How it works
- 1
Answer a few questions
About your assets, trustees, and beneficiaries.
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Download your trust
A complete, personalized revocable living trust, formatted for New York.
- 3
Sign and fund
Sign with acknowledgment before notary OR two witnesses. Fund the trust by transferring assets into its name.
Signing a New York living trust
Trust must be in writing and either acknowledged before a notary OR signed before two witnesses (EPTL 7-1.17)
Two tiers, both private
Free: nothing leaves your browser. No account, no storage. Clear your answers whenever.
Subscription ($29/year): zero-knowledge encrypted storage. We store the ciphertext; only you hold the key. Edit and update as life changes.
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