If you decide to make your trust irrevocable, it is important to determine whether you should add provisions that may enable trust modifications in changing times and circumstances.
Things that may demand modification in the future, like trust distribution age, beneficiaries, trustees, and distribution amounts, could lead to regret from not only the grantor but the beneficiaries as well. Additionally, income and estate tax laws are constantly changing, which can create unintended scenarios for those involved. Consequently, several states have enacted statutes to permit the modification of irrevocable trust with tools like decanting, moving assets to various trusts, or allowing grantors and beneficiaries to consent informally to changes.
See Atlantic Trust, Creating Flexible Trusts in Uncertain Times, Wealth Management, July 1, 2016.