My spouse and I made our own living trust a few years back and now I want to change it. I'd rather not consult my attorney to do this. Can I simply attach an amendment to the trust?

It is your prerogative to change your mind anytime during your lifetime.

You can change your living trust, usually without incurring lawyer bills. There are a couple of ways to proceed.

One is indeed to attach an amendment. Just be sure your changes -- what you want to delete and what you want to add -- are crystal clear. Because you and your spouse made the trust together, you should both sign the amendmen, and when you sign it, get your signatures notarized, just like the original.

Another way to go is to create a "restatement" of your trust. Basically, it's a new trust document that "restates" the original one, with the changes you want. Especially if you make multiple amendments over the years, this can be a cleaner, less confusing way to go.