How do I insure that a corporate trustee know I've passed?

[MrRational]

We're just getting started with estate planning.
We don't have kids, and I don't want any greedy relatives to know the content of the will, or have access to it. I'm concerned that they might destroy it to get a better deal from us being intestate.
How would a corporate trustee know that we're "gone" so that my trust can be executed as specified?

 

[colourfastt]

We're just getting started with estate planning.
We don't have kids, and I don't want any greedy relatives to know the content of the will, or have access to it. I'm concerned that they might destroy it to get a better deal from us being intestate.
How would a corporate trustee know that we're "gone" so that my trust can be executed as specified?

A will and a trust are two different things. Which do you want to know about?

 

[MrRational]

A will and a trust are two different things. Which do you want to know about?

I suppose both.
I've heard it suggested that a trust is better because it avoids probate court, but there should also be a will to cover anything that might have been left out of the trust.

I also thought of a related question since posting.
What is the process to "get the ball rolling" on having a will or trust executed once a person dies?
My first thought was that the executor/trustee would take some kind of action, but isn't that person or entity named in the will?

 

[Zigner]

For clarity, can we assume you are still in CA (as per your other, prior posts?)

 

[MrRational]

For clarity, can we assume you are still in CA (as per your other, prior posts?)

Sorry I forgot to include that. Yes, I'm still in CA.