Trust Attorney in Denver

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If you’re searching for a trusted trust attorney in Denver, chances are you’re thinking about how to protect your family, reduce taxes, or avoid a long and expensive probate process. Maybe you’re starting a family, planning for retirement, or navigating a blended household. Whatever your situation, the right trust can give you peace of mind and control over what happens next.

At Legacy Law Group Colorado, we help people across Denver create customized, legally sound trusts that preserve what matters most. From revocable living trusts to irrevocable asset protection strategies, we guide you every step of the way—with clarity, care, and expertise.

When Is a Trust Better Than a Will?

While wills are important, they’re limited in what they can accomplish. Here’s when a trust makes more sense:

1. You own property in more than one state – A trust avoids multiple probate proceedings.
2. You want privacy and to avoid probate – A will becomes public after death in probate; a trust does not.
3. You want to control distributions – Trusts allow staggered inheritances, incentives, and age-based payouts.
4. You have a blended family – Trusts can help prevent conflict between stepchildren and biological heirs.
5. You want to avoid court delays and costs – Trusts bypass probate entirely when properly funded.
6. You need incapacity planning – A trust can step in immediately if you’re hospitalized or unable to manage your affairs.
7. You’re planning for long-term care or Medicaid – Trusts can shield assets and qualify you for benefits.

Without a trust, your family may face long court delays, public probate records, unexpected taxes, or even legal disputes. A trust puts you in control.

Even if you already have a will, a trust can enhance your plan by offering greater control over distributions, keeping sensitive information private, and avoiding unnecessary legal complications.

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Who actually needs a trust?

We proudly serve individuals, couples, and families across Denver with unique needs and priorities:

• Parents of Minor Children – Ensure guardians are legally named, inheritance is protected, and education plans are in place.
• Blended Families – Avoid conflict between step-relations and protect children from previous marriages.
• Real Estate Owners – Title properties into trusts to avoid probate and enable seamless transfer, and build a robust trust structure with a holding companies and mulitiple LLCs to protect each property and yourself from any liabilites.
• Business Owners – Preserve operations, assign future control, use holding companies and S-CORP LLCs to minimize taxes, and minimize transfer taxes with succession trusts.
• High-Net-Worth Individuals – Use advanced trust strategies for wealth preservation, asset protection and estate tax reduction.
• Retirees & Seniors – Plan for incapacity, appoint powers of attorney, ensure Medicaid eligibility, and nursing home asset protection.
• Digital Entrepreneurs & Crypto Holders – Provide secure instructions and legal pathways for digital assets.
• Special Needs Families – Use Special Needs Trusts to secure long-term care, housing, and lifestyle funding without losing benefits.

Explore how we serve families with complex needs.

We customize everything—from funding instructions to how your children receive their inheritance. You won’t get a template. You’ll get a plan designed for real life.

whcih type of trust do you need?

At Legacy Law Group Colorado, we tailor every trust to meet your unique needs. Here’s a deeper look at the trust types we offer and what each one is for:

Revocable Living Trust

Ideal for families, homeowners, and business owners who want to retain control over their assets while alive.

• Avoids probate and keeps your affairs private
• Can be updated or revoked as your life circumstances change
• Allows for smooth transition of assets upon death or incapacity

Learn more about revocable trusts and their flexibility.

Irrevocable Trust

Useful for asset protection and tax reduction.

• Cannot be changed once established
• Removes assets from your taxable estate
• Can shield assets from creditors, lawsuits, and Medicaid spend-downs

Common uses include Medicaid planning, gifting strategies, and high-net-worth estate tax minimization.

Special Needs Trust

Designed for beneficiaries who receive government benefits such as SSI or Medicaid.

• Preserves eligibility while allowing for supplemental support
• Pays for quality-of-life enhancements not covered by benefits
• Essential for children or adults with lifelong disabilities

Visit our page on estate planning for families with special needs.

Charitable Trust

Perfect for those who want to give back while also benefiting from tax strategies.

• Can be set up as a Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT) or Charitable Lead Trust (CLT)
• Reduces estate tax while supporting causes you care about
• Ideal for philanthropists, business owners, and donors with appreciated assets

Pet Trusts

For those who view their pets as family.

• Specifies caretakers, funding, and care instructions
• Enforceable under Colorado law
• Ensures your pet continues to receive proper care if you pass away or become incapacitated

Asset Protection Trusts

A powerful tool for professionals and business owners.

• Shields assets from future creditors, divorce, and lawsuits
• Often used with LLCs and other corporate structures for layered protection

Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust (ILIT)

An ILIT allows you to exclude life insurance proceeds from your taxable estate.

• Ensures life insurance is not counted toward estate taxes
• Provides heirs with liquidity to pay estate expenses
• Protects proceeds from creditors and court proceedings

Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT)

GRATs are ideal for transferring appreciating assets to beneficiaries at a low tax cost.

• You receive fixed annuity payments over a set period
• Excess appreciation passes to heirs with minimal gift tax exposure
• Frequently used for high-value assets like business interests or stocks

Personal Property Trust

Used to manage and distribute personal, non-titled property.

• Protects family heirlooms, art, collections, and sentimental items
• Prevents disputes and clearly defines who receives what
• Can work alongside your living trust or as a stand-alone tool

Qualified Terminable Interest Property (QTIP) Trust

Best for blended families or second marriages.

• Provides income to a surviving spouse for life
• Ensures the remaining assets pass to your chosen heirs
• Balances spousal support with protection for children from a previous relationship

We’ll help you determine the right trust type—or combination of trusts—to match your goals, whether you want to avoid probate, reduce taxes, protect vulnerable loved ones, or create a multi-generational legacy.

What's the process to set up a trust?

Trust services go beyond documents. Youneed to work sith someone who can create an integrated estate plan, tailored toyour specific needs and objectives, and that works in real life:

1. Strategy consultation tailored to your goals and life stage
2. Drafting of revocable, irrevocable, special needs, or whatever type of trust(s) fit your needs and objectives
3. Pour-over wills that work in tandem with your trust
4. Durable powers of attorney (financial and medical)
5. Living wills and advance directives
6. HIPAA releases to ensure loved ones have access to medical info
7. Funding your trust: retitle assets, and name the trust as a beneficary on all of your accounts, insurance policies, etc.
8. Guidance on digital assets and crypto wallet transfer
9. Periodic trust checkups and legal updates as life evolvs, assets are acquired or sold.
10. Post-death trust administration and probate avoidance support

We handle everything from the legal structure to the smallest beneficiary detail. Our team ensures your plan is complete, compliant, and coordinated.

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Real Client Scenarios:

Family with Young Children and Property
A Denver couple with two young children wanted to ensure their kids would be cared for financially and emotionally. We created a revocable living trust that named successor trustees and outlined how their children would receive inheritances at different ages. The couple also appointed guardians and backed everything with a pour-over will. This allowed them to avoid probate, ensure privacy, and maintain control.

Business Owner Planning for Succession
A client who owned a construction company used a combination of a revocable and irrevocable trust to pass business interests to his children while reducing estate taxes. We helped structure a buy-sell agreement and used an irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT) to provide liquidity. His family avoided a contentious probate process, and the business remained intact.

Single Professional with Digital and International Assets
A professional with cryptocurrency, overseas investments, and multiple online ventures needed an estate plan that addressed both digital asset succession and cross-border tax exposure. We built a revocable living trust with specific language around digital asset management, incorporated international provisions, and ensured secure access to their crypto wallets.

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Why Clients Choose Legacy Law Group Colorado

• Flat Fees, No Hourly Billing – We believe in transparency and value.
• Quick Turnarounds – Many plans are completed in just a few weeks.
• Colorado Law Experts – We know the state-specific rules inside and out.
• Ongoing Guidance – Life changes, and your plan should too.
• Friendly, Personable Service – We explain everything in clear terms.

We proudly serve Denver neighborhoods including LoHi, Wash Park, Capitol Hill, Cherry Creek, and beyond. We also work with clients across Colorado through virtual consultations.