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01. Start with a blank Widow or Widower Trust Form
Open the blank document in the editor, set the document view, and add extra pages if applicable.
02. Add and configure fillable fields
Use the top toolbar to insert fields like text and signature boxes, radio buttons, checkboxes, and more. Assign users to fields.
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Step 1: Access DocHub to build your Widow or Widower Trust Form.

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Step 2: Go to the dashboard.

Once signed in, go to the DocHub dashboard. This is where you'll build your forms and manage your document workflow.

Step 3: Design the Widow or Widower Trust Form.

Hit New Document and choose Create Blank Document to be taken to the form builder.

Step 4: Design the form layout.

Use the DocHub tools to insert and arrange form fields like text areas, signature boxes, images, and others to your form.

Step 5: Insert text and titles.

Add necessary text, such as questions or instructions, using the text field to guide the users in your document.

Step 6: Customize field properties.

Adjust the properties of each field, such as making them mandatory or arranging them according to the data you plan to collect. Assign recipients if applicable.

Step 7: Review and save.

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The Widows Trust is essentially a Testamentary Trust that is created by a very specific Trust clause in the Will, through which the Testator bequeaths assets to the Trust for the sole income benefit of their Spouse.
Like the survivors trust, a marital trust is a sub-trust created out of the joint living trust when at the first death. The marital trust can hold the deceased spouses separate property and his share of the community property. A typical marital trust has the following terms: Surviving spouse is the trustee.
When one spouse dies, the trust converts from a joint trust to an individual trust. As such, your spouse would have complete decision-making power. Your spouse would be entitled to amend the trust or dissolve it, regardless of whether you would have agreed with the decisions.
Survivors Trusts give the surviving spouse more control over their interest in the estate while sheltering more of the decedents assets from taxes.
A marital trust enables you, the grantor of the trust, to set aside assets and property for your spouse if you die before he or she does. These assets can include stocks, bonds, mutual fund accounts, bank accounts, real property, and more. A marital trust also allows you to pass these assets over to a spouse tax free.
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The major difference between the two is that a marital trust is irrevocable while a survivors trust is revocable. The marital trust is designed with the idea of taking advantage of the unlimited marital deduction by ensuring that only the surviving spouse is able to receive distributions from the trust.
The first trust (the marital trust) is for the surviving spouse, and the second trust (the bypass or residual trust) is typically for the couples heirs. The surviving spouse can access the residual trust or receive income from it during their lifetime, but it does not belong to them.
A trustor has the option of setting up a testamentary trust, which will be established upon the death of the trustor. The testamentary trust is a provision within the will that outlines the estates executor and instructs that person to create the trust.

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