What should I do if I want to leave my death benefit to my estate or to a trust?
When you use the Beneficiaries feature in the secure section of our website you may name your estate or a trust as a beneficiary. If you designate a trust, you will also need to provide TRS with a completed Verification of Trust Instrument Legality form (code EN4), which is available on request or after logging in to the secure section of our website; you can upload the completed form while you are logged in, or you may mail it to TRS. You may also be asked to provide TRS with a copy of the trust document or other information TRS considers necessary to administer payments to a trust beneficiary.