In order for a Living Trust to work properly so that you can enjoy the protection and benefits that come along with avoiding Probate, you need to transfer property into a Trust. This is what is commonly referred to as funding a Trust. When you fund a Living Trust, you take the assets that are titled in your name, or in joint names, and re-title them into the name of the Living Trust. Legally you no longer own anything, everything now belongs to your Trust, so there is nothing for the courts to control when you die or become incapacitated. The concept is simple, but this is what keeps you and your family out of the courts.