Will

In a will, you name your beneficiaries, the person or people you want to receive your property upon your death.

In a will, you appoint someone (the Personal Representative) to be in charge of the will upon your death and to follow the directions in your will.

You can change your will.

Trust

In a trust, you name your beneficiaries, the person or people you want to receive your property upon your death.

In a trust, you appoint someone (the Successor Trustee) to be in charge of the trust upon your death and to follow the directions in your trust.

Your can change your revocable trust.

Will

Wills do not avoid probate. With a will, property that you own only in your name will go through the probate court process upon your death and will pass to the beneficiaries you named in your will.

Trust

Trusts avoid probate when the name of the trust is connected to the assets you own. Property that is in your trust will, upon your death, pass to the beneficiaries you name in your trust and will not go through the probate court process.