Trust in Summerlin

The trust is half of it. Funding is the rest.

We meet a lot of Summerlin families holding immaculate trust documents and a house that was never deeded in. The documents aren’t the problem. The transfer is, and it’s usually fixable in a couple of weeks.

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Serving Summerlin

How We Work With Summerlin Families

This is the area where we most often find an unfunded trust. It happens for ordinary reasons: a refinance that took the house out of the trust and never put it back, a property bought after signing, a plan set up out of state before the move. The family finds out years later in a court process nobody expected to be in.

The administration side here tends to be more involved as well, because the estates are larger. Multiple properties, investment accounts and sometimes a business, all under a successor trustee who has never done this before and is personally accountable for getting it right.

What This Looks Like From Summerlin

Easier than most people expect.

Free consultation by phone or video, usually the same day
Deeds prepared and recorded for you, wherever the property sits
Trustee duties explained step by step, in order, before you act
Our Las Vegas office is open to you if you'd rather meet in person
Everything explained in plain English before you sign anything

We’re a Las Vegas firm serving families across Nevada. Practically, that means almost none of this requires you to travel.

Deeds recorded with

the Clark County Recorder

Where Summerlin property transfers are recorded

Signing

In person or remote

Whichever is easier for your family

How we meet

Phone, video or in person

Our office is in Las Vegas — you’re welcome, never required

Is This Worth A Call?

We'd rather tell you no than take your money.

Not everyone needs what we do. Here’s the honest version, so you can work out where you stand before you pick up the phone.

Worth a call

You refinanced and aren't certain the house went back into the trust
You have a trust but nothing was ever retitled into it
You were named successor trustee and don't know your duties
A parent died with a trust and you don't know what happens next
You're moving to Nevada with a trust drafted in another state

You may not need us

Your trust is current and every asset is already titled in its name
The estate passed entirely by beneficiary designation or joint title
You want a simple will and nothing more complicated than that
Another firm is already administering the trust and it's going fine

How We Help

What we handle for Summerlin clients

Two jobs, mostly: confirming a trust actually holds what it should, and guiding whoever ends up administering it.

Trust creation

Revocable living trusts drafted on Nevada law and scoped to your family.

Funding and deeds

Deeds prepared and recorded, accounts and beneficiary designations coordinated.

Trust administration

Guiding successor trustees through notice, accounting and distribution after a death.

Amendments and restatements

Updating a trust after a marriage, a divorce, a death, or a move to Nevada.

Successor trustee guidance

Disagreements over administration, accounting, or a trustee's conduct.

Trust disputes

Disagreements over administration, accounting, or a trustee's conduct.

The Process

Four steps, and we handle the hard parts.

Whether you’re creating a trust or administering someone else’s, the shape of the work is the same.

Free consultation

Bring the trust if one exists. We’ll read it, explain what it requires, and tell you what has to happen first.

Same day or next day

We draft it, or we read it

Creating a trust means drafting and reviewing it with you. Administering one means mapping the duties, the beneficiaries and the assets.

1-3 weeks

Funding, or administering

New trusts get deeds recorded and accounts retitled. Existing ones get notices, inventory, debts and property handled properly.

The bulk of the work

Signed, or distributed

A new plan is complete and funded. An administration ends with assets distributed and documentation that protects you as trustee.

Final step

Not sure whether the trust was ever properly funded?

Straight Answers

How long it takes, and what it costs.

The two questions everyone asks on the first call.

What it typically takes

Timelines from the first consultation. Complex estates and business interests extend these.

Creating and signing a trust

2-4 weeks

Funding real property

1-2 weeks

Straightforward administration

4-8 months

Administration with a property sale

6-12 months

The advantage over probate: trust administration generally happens without court supervision, which means no public case file and no waiting on a hearing calendar. That is most of why people build them.

How our fees work

This is predictable work, so it should carry a predictable price.

Flat fees, quoted up front

You'll know the full cost before you commit to anything. No hourly meter on planning work.

Scoped to what you need

If a simpler document does the job, that's what we'll recommend and that's what you'll pay for.

Third-party costs itemised

Recording fees and any related costs are explained in advance, never added quietly at the end.

Cheaper than the alternative

Planning almost always costs a fraction of the court process it's designed to prevent.

Your exact number: quoted on the free consultation, once we know what you own and who you’re protecting.

Who You'll Work With

You'll work directly with Sarah.

Sarah Ocampo · Founding Attorney · Partner & CEO

The first thing we do is pull the deed. It’s a short, unglamorous check that finds the single most expensive mistake in estate planning, and we’d rather find it now than have your children find it later.

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Common Questions

Local Trust Questions

What's the difference between a will and a trust?

A will directs what happens to your property and takes effect through the probate court. A trust holds property during your life and passes it on without court supervision, provided the assets were actually transferred into it. Most Nevada homeowners who want their family to avoid probate use a revocable living trust with a pour-over will as backup.

What does it mean to fund a trust?

Funding is the transfer of assets into the trust’s name: recording a deed for real property, retitling accounts, and updating beneficiary designations. It is the step that makes a trust work and the step most commonly left undone. A trust document with nothing titled in its name accomplishes very little.

I was named successor trustee. What do I do first?

Don’t distribute anything yet. A trustee owes duties to every beneficiary, including notice, recordkeeping and impartiality, and early mistakes are hard to unwind. Bring the trust document to a consultation and we’ll map out the order of operations before you act.

Can I change or cancel my trust?

A revocable trust can be amended or revoked while you’re alive and competent. Irrevocable trusts are far more limited, though Nevada law provides some mechanisms for modification. Which type you have determines the answer, and it’s usually clear within a page or two of the document.

We refinanced our Summerlin home. Is it still in the trust?

Very possibly not. Lenders frequently require a property to be taken out of a trust to close a refinance, and putting it back afterwards is left to the homeowner. It is one of the most common reasons a well-drafted trust fails. The recorded deed shows the answer, and if the house came out, a new deed puts it back.

Do I need to travel to Las Vegas?

Almost never. Our office is in Las Vegas and we serve families across Nevada. Consultations happen by phone or video, drafts are reviewed the same way, and signing can be arranged remotely or in the office. You’re welcome to come in, but nothing requires it.

What if I own property in another state?

Nevada documents govern Nevada property. Real estate held elsewhere usually needs a deed or a step under that state’s law to match, and leaving it out is one of the most common reasons a family ends up in court anyway. Tell us about it on the first call and we’ll map out what’s needed where.

How often should I review this?

After any significant change: marriage, divorce, a birth, a death, buying or selling property, starting or selling a business, or a move to another state. Absent those, every three to five years is a sensible rhythm.

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