---
type: Concept
title: Revocable Living Trusts in Missouri
description: A revocable living trust avoids probate and manages assets during incapacity, but only for assets actually retitled into it.
resource: https://nemolegal.com/revocable-living-trust-missouri/
tags: [revocable-living-trust, missouri, probate-avoidance, funding]
timestamp: 2026-06-18
jurisdiction: Missouri
author: Patrick Nolan
---

# Summary

A revocable living trust holds your assets during life, lets you stay in control as trustee, and passes assets to beneficiaries without probate at death. It can be amended or revoked while you are competent (RSMo Chapter 456).

# Funding is the point

The trust only controls assets retitled into it. A trust that is drafted but never funded does not avoid probate. A pour-over will catches anything left outside.

# Decision rule

Missouri resident who owns real estate, has minor children, or wants to avoid probate: use a revocable living trust paired with a pour-over will, and fund it.

# Related

- [Revocable Living Trusts (Estate Planning bundle)](/okf/estate-planning/revocable-living-trust.md)
- [Trusts and Medicaid](/okf/trusts-probate-avoidance/medicaid-and-trusts.md)