Many individuals establish trusts as part of their overall estate plan.  There are many valid reasons for establishing a trust such as asset protection, estate tax savings, and providing for incapacity.  

However there are many reasons for avoiding a trust, if possible, if the assets involved are not significant.

There are significant compliance costs for administering and maintaining a long-term trust which can run into the tens of thousands of dollars or more after the creator of the trust passes away.

In addition, many trustees are exposed to significant liability if the trustees do not keep up-to-date with