The cornerstone of modern estate planning — avoid probate, maintain control, and protect your loved ones.
A Revocable Living Trust (RLT) is the most popular and versatile estate planning tool available. It allows you to transfer assets into a trust during your lifetime while retaining complete control as both trustee and beneficiary. Upon your death or incapacity, your successor trustee seamlessly manages and distributes assets according to your instructions — without the delays, costs, and public exposure of probate court. You can modify or revoke the trust at any time.
Forged in Trust's RLT platform has generated more revocable living trusts than any other trust type on our platform. Our guided questionnaire covers every detail — trustee succession, distribution schedules, guardian nominations for minor children, and special provisions — in plain English. In under 15 minutes, you'll have a complete, attorney-review-ready RLT.
A Revocable Living Trust holds assets during the trust creator's lifetime, with full retained control to modify, revoke, or reclaim assets at any time. The trust creator serves as initial trustee, managing assets exactly as before — writing checks, buying and selling investments, occupying real property. At incapacity, a successor trustee takes over without court intervention. At death, trust assets pass directly to named beneficiaries without probate court proceedings.
The Revocable Living Trust protects against probate — a court-supervised process that is public, slow (6-18 months), and expensive (3-7% of estate value in attorney and court fees). Assets titled in the trust's name bypass probate entirely, passing to beneficiaries according to trust terms rather than court order. The trust also protects against incapacity through pre-designated successor trustees, eliminating the need for court-appointed conservatorship. Privacy is a key benefit: unlike a probated will, a trust's asset schedule and beneficiary designations are not filed in public court records.
After creation: (1) Fund the trust immediately — an unfunded trust provides zero protection. Transfer title of real estate via recorded deed, retitle brokerage and bank accounts, and update vehicle titles. (2) Record deeds for all real property with the county recorder in each county where property is located. (3) Update beneficiary designations on life insurance and retirement accounts to coordinate with trust provisions — consult a tax professional before naming the trust as retirement account beneficiary. (4) Execute a Pour-Over Will that catches any unfunded assets and directs them into the trust at death. (5) Provide successor trustee with the trust instrument, asset list, and access instructions. (6) Annual: review asset titling — any new significant asset must be titled in the trust's name to remain covered.
Generate an attorney-review-ready revocable living trust in under 15 minutes. Backed by ChainLock™ blockchain anchoring for immutable proof of execution.
Get Started — $249Bitcoin OP_RETURN + Polygon Smart Contract
Every document generated by Forged in Trust is anchored to two blockchains simultaneously. A SHA-256 hash of the executed document is embedded in a Bitcoin OP_RETURN — immutable, permanent, secured by the highest hashrate on Earth. The same hash is recorded on Polygon via TrustAnchor.sol for instant verification and smart contract integration. Dual-chain anchoring eliminates single-point failure. Bitcoin proves existence. Polygon enables programmatic access. Year 1 free with every trust. Year 2+ $97/yr Standard / $197/yr Premium.
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Your trust instrument is one of the most important legal documents you will ever create. Here is why anchoring it to the blockchain changes everything.
A SHA-256 cryptographic hash of your executed trust is permanently embedded in the Bitcoin blockchain — the most secure computing network in human history. Once recorded, the hash cannot be altered, deleted, or disputed. If anyone later claims the trust was modified or never existed, the blockchain proves which document existed on which date. No court can override mathematics.
Trust documents get lost in moves. They get destroyed in fires, floods, and earthquakes. Disgruntled parties destroy them. Law firms close and lose their files. The blockchain does not lose documents. It does not burn. It does not flood. Your trust exists forever — independent of any physical copy.
In a trust dispute, the burden of proof falls on the party asserting the document's validity. The blockchain flips this dynamic. The timestamp is mathematical — not testimonial. No witness can forget. No memory can fade. The blockchain is the witness that cannot be cross-examined. Present the Blockstream Explorer link in court. The judge can verify it independently.
When action is needed, your trustee and beneficiaries do not need to find a law firm, open a safe deposit box, or petition a court just to confirm the trust exists. They visit the verification page. They see the blockchain proof. Immediate. Irrefutable. No waiting. No gatekeepers.
The Bitcoin blockchain is maintained by tens of thousands of nodes across every continent. No government can shut it down. No corporation can delete it. No law firm can lose it. The proof of your trust exists independently of Forged in Trust, independently of any institution, independently of any jurisdiction. Even if this company ceases to exist, the Bitcoin blockchain will still contain your document's fingerprint.
Bitcoin has been running continuously since January 3, 2009 — through financial crises, wars, pandemics, and regime changes. It has never been hacked. It has never been shut down. It has never lost a single transaction. Your trust, anchored to Bitcoin, will outlast the law firm that drafted it, the bank that stored it, and the government that notarized it. Your great-grandchildren will be able to verify it.
$497/year maintains the chain.
One price. Every tier. That covers re-verification, chain monitoring, amendment re-anchoring, and the infrastructure that keeps your trust's proof permanently alive on both Bitcoin and Polygon. Lawyers charge $8,000+ for a single blockchain anchoring. We maintain both chains for $497/year — and the proof never expires.
Why blockchain and quantum anchoring matters for a Revocable Living Trust
A Revocable Living Trust is the most widely used trust instrument in American estate planning, designed to avoid probate and provide seamless asset management during incapacity. Because these trusts are frequently amended over a lifetime, disputes about which version was valid at death are common. Blockchain anchoring of each executed version creates an auditable chronology — no version can be backdated, no amendment can be denied.
Your trust is the foundation. These products complete the picture.
Trust tax preparation — GAAP-compliant accrual accounting and IRS filings for trust structures.
Starting at $499
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Learn more →Triple-Forged blockchain anchoring — Bitcoin, Polygon, and quantum-proof hashing for your trust documents.
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Forged on Chain LLC is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Our products are self-help document preparation tools. Consult a licensed attorney for legal advice specific to your situation.