Pour-Over Will
A will that directs any assets not already in your trust at the time of death to be transferred ('poured over') into the trust. It acts as a safety net to catch assets that were not transferred to the trust during your lifetime.
Legal Definition
A testamentary instrument that devises all or part of the testator's probate estate to a trust established during the testator's lifetime (an inter vivos trust), ensuring that assets not titled in the trust at death are distributed according to the trust's terms.
Practical Example
Lisa has a living trust but forgot to retitle her newly purchased car. Her pour-over will catches the car and directs it into her trust, where it is distributed according to the trust's terms. The car still goes through probate, but ends up where Lisa intended.