Wills

You will need to look at the terms of the trust and see if it includes distributions of income.  Most trusts allow for the beneficiary to receive quarterly payments of some of the income earned by the trust.  There should also be some point in time  when a distribution from the trust is triggered.  Sometimes that's defined by an event - for example when you reach a certain age, or after a person passes away. At the distribution you would be entitled to the principal of the trust in addition to the income.