Texas-statutory document
Attorney-Assisted Trust Funding
Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 113 (funded-trust requirement)
Your personalized, attorney-reviewed funding playbook — asset by asset.
A trust on paper without funding is an unfunded promise. This is the productized, customer-specific instruction document that closes the gap. From your intake — what assets you own, which institutions hold them, who the current account holders are — we generate a personalized funding playbook telling you exactly how to retitle, redirect, or assign each asset into your Revocable Living Trust. Attorney-reviewed. Asset-by-asset. Step-by-step.
What's included
- Asset-by-asset funding instructions — bank accounts, brokerage, retirement, life insurance, business interests, vehicles, digital assets
- Prioritized funding checklist — what to do first, second, third
- Sample retitling letters to financial institutions
- Sample beneficiary-designation update language (for accounts that should name the trust as beneficiary rather than be retitled)
- DIY vs. attorney-assistance call-outs — which steps you can complete yourself vs. which require additional engagement (deed recording, business-interest assignments)
- Funding-status tracker — a worksheet to mark each asset complete
- Attorney review of the final playbook to confirm it matches your trust's terms
Customers who have purchased an RLT or Trust Package and want a clear, written, attorney-reviewed roadmap for actually getting their assets into the trust.
Estates with significant business interests, multi-state property, or complex beneficiary structures — those route to Continuum Counsel for hands-on funding work.
Drafting or recording of any specific funding instrument — deeds, beneficiary-designation forms, LLC assignments — those are separate (see the Fund Your Trust Bundle for the deed + homestead designation, or Continuum Counsel for business-interest assignments). This product produces the *instruction* document; the customer either executes the steps themselves or purchases the additional drafting separately.
Why TexasEstates
What you actually get for the price.
Every column below is a real thing your document either has or doesn't. The Texas Estates Code doesn't care what the marketing said — it cares whether the document holds up at probate.
| Feature | TexasEstates Fixed-fee attorney service | Online template $39–$249 typical | DIY form Free |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attorney-drafted for Texas | yes | template only | no |
| Self-proving affidavit (Tex. Est. Code § 251.104) | yes | sometimes | no |
| Texas Estates Code compliance | yes | generic 50-state | no |
| Fixed fee, no hourly billing | yes | yes (subscription) | n/a |
| One-business-day drafting | yes | instant download | n/a |
| Attorney review before delivery | yes | no | no |
| Held in IOLTA until services rendered | yes | no | n/a |
| Refund earn-out at each milestone | yes | no | n/a |
| Complex-matter routing (blended, trusts, business) | yes | no — sold anyway | no |
Category comparisons based on publicly-available information from major online legal-form vendors as of Feb 2026. Individual products in each category may vary.
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