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Can I update my trust without creating a brand-new trust? | NC
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Q: Can I update my trust without starting over and creating a brand-new trust? A: Often, yes—especially if you have a revocable living trust. Many trusts can be updated by signing a written trust amendment for a specific change, like updating a successor trustee. If you need to change a lot of provisions, a trust restatement is often cleaner—it keeps the same trust name and original date, but…