Want to make life even easier for your loved ones down the line? Set up a trust along with your will. When you die, the executor of your will has to go to probate court, where the contents of your will are made public—and that process can take up to a year. Set up a trust to make the process more private (and faster too). When your will is filed in court, it will just say that everything in the will is inside your trust, which gets to stay private. That can help your loved ones settle your estate faster and get your assets to where you want them to be.