Most DIY estate plans miss a critical detail: they don’t include a way to appoint a new trustee if the named one can’t serve. Sure, they might name a successor trustee—but what if that person declines, dies, or is unavailable? Many of these trusts don’t allow that successor trustee to name someone else, and they don’t give beneficiaries a clear path to appoint one either. That means a trip to court—and all the costs, delays, and headaches that come with it. In this video, I break down why backup