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IRREVOCABLE LIVING TRUST AGREEMENT
THIS IRREVOCABLE LIVING TRUST AGREEMENT, (hereinafter "Trust"), is being
made this ____ day of _________, 20__ , by and between ___________________ of
___________________, ___________________ County, ___________________, as the Trustor,
and ___________________ serving as Trustee. This Trust shall be known as THE
___________________ IRREVOCABLE TRUST, and shall be administered in accordance with
the following terms:
ARTICLE I
INTRODUCTION
(A) TRUST PURPOSE This Trust is being created to provide for the convenient administration of the assets of
___________________ without the necessity of court supervision in the event of the
Trustor's incapacity or death. Any person shall deal with the Trustee without the approval
of any court, the Trustor, or any beneficiary of any Trust created by this Trust, and shall
assume that the Trustee has the same power and authority to act as an individual does in
the management of his or her own affairs. Further, any person presented with a copy of
this page and any other page of the Trust shall accept same as conclusive proof of the
terms and authority granted by this Trust, and shall assume that no conflicting directi ons
or terms are contained in the pages omitted.
(B) TRUST ASSETS ___________________, as Trustor, does hereby assign, convey and deliver to the
Trustee, all of the Trustor's right, title, and interest in and to all real and personal
property, tangible or intangible, of any nature, in any location, which may be owned by
the Trustor or later acquired by the Trustor, unless an exception to the conveyance of a
particular property interest is made on Schedule A. Said property shall include, but shall
not be limited to, the assets listed on Schedule A, which may be attached to thi s Trust.
However, this general assignment shall not alter any beneficiary designation unless
specifically listed on Schedule A. A voluntary conveyance by the Trustor of a Trust asset
which may remain registered to the Trustor individually shall convey any interest he ld by
this Trust.
(C) ABSTRACT OF TRUST In order to facilitate the convenient administration of the Trust, including the regi stration
and transfer of assets to and from the Trust, the Trustee shall have the power to execute
an Abstract of Trust describing any Trust matter, including but not limited to a
description of the Trust terms, the administrative powers of the Trustee and the identi ty
of any current Trustee. Any person who receives an original or photocopy of said
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Abstract of Trust shall be held harmless from relying on same, and shall not be obligated
to inquire into the terms of the Trust or maintain a copy of the Trust.
(D) SUGGESTED TRUST REGISTRATION During the life of the Trustor, assets may be registered to the Trust as follows:
___________________, Trustee, or her successors in trust, under THE
___________________ Irrevocable TRUST dated the ____ day of _________, 20__, and
any amendments thereto.
Other forms of registration are permissible.
(E) TAX IDENTIFICATION
During the life of the Trustor, the Trust shall be identified by the Trustor's Social Securit y
Number. Upon the death of the Trustor, the Trustee shall apply to the IRS for a tax
identification number for the Trust and any other Trust created by this Trust Agreement.
ARTICLE II
ADMINISTRATION DURING THE LIFE OF THE TRUSTOR
(A) TRUSTEE The Trustee of this Trust shall be ___________________. If the Trustee cannot continue
to serve for any reason, the Successor Trustee shall be ___________________, and if he
shall be not willing and/or able, then ___________________ shall serve as the Successor
Trustee. The powers of the Trustee and the Successor Trustee are set forth in Article VI,
below.
(B) DISPOSITION OF INCOME AND PRINCIPAL (1) AT THE DIRECTION OF THE TRUSTORThe Trustee shall manage the property of the Trust estate, collect the income, and
shall pay from the income of the Trust such amounts and to such persons as the
Trustor may from time to time direct. In the absence of direction, the Trustee
may accumulate the net income or may disburse any portion of the net income to
or for the benefit of the Trustor, __________________.
In addition, the Trustee shall pay from the principal of the Trust such amounts and
to such persons as said Trustor may direct. In the absence of direction, the
Trustee may pay from the principal of this Trust such amounts as may be
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necessary for the health or maintenance of the standard of living of ___________________.
(2) DURING THE INCAPACITY OF THE TRUSTOR In the event ___________________ is incapacitated as defined by this Trust
Agreement, the Successor Trustee may apply or expend all or a part of the income
and principal of this Trust, or both, for the health and maintenance of
___________________ in her accustomed manner of living.
During any period of incapacity of the Trustor, and provided sufficient resources
exist for the care of the Trustor, the Successor Trustee is authorized to make
distributions to or for the benefit of any issue of the Trustor who have no other
financial resources and require said distribution for their health or support. In this
regard the Successor Trustee shall consider all financial resources available to a
beneficiary prior to making an invasion of this Trust, including, but not limited to,
the ability of said beneficiary to earn a living and the ability of said benefici ary's
spouse, if any, to earn a living. In no event may a Successor Trustee participate in
the exercise of this power in favor of himself.
(C) RIGHT TO ADD TO PRINCIPAL
The Trustor, ___________________, or any other person may, at any time and from time
to time add property acceptable to the Trustee to the Trust.
(D) RIGHT TO REVOKE AND AMEND The Trustor, ___________________, does not reserve the right to revoke or amend this
instrument. ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION AFTER THE DEATH OF THE TRUSTOR
(A) TRUSTEE The Trustee (meaning the Successor Trustee then acting as Trustee), shall continue t o
administer the assets of this Trust as well as any property received by this Trust under t he
terms of the Trustor's will or from any other source to the extent it is included in the
Trustor's gross estate for Federal Estate Tax purposes, and shall distribute said assets as
provided below.
(B) COLLECTION OF PROCEEDS The Trustee may take such action as is necessary to collect the proceeds of any life
insurance policy, or provide for the payment of retirement plan, IRA, or other benefits
payable to the Trust. If probate administration has not or will not be commenced, the
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Trustee shall have the power to collect tax refunds, health insurance, proceeds, refunds
under any contract, death benefits, or any other item which might otherwise be payable to
the deceased Trustor's estate.
(C) DEBTS AND EXPENSES The Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole and absolute discretion, pay to the estate of the
Trustor from the principal or income of the Trust prior to distribution to any trusts create d
hereunder or any other distributee, such amounts as may be needed to pay all or any part
of the deceased Trustor's just debts, funeral expenses, and the administration expenses of
the Trustor's estate. Alternatively, the Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, pay
such expenses directly.
(D) DEATH TAXES The Trustee shall pay to the estate of the deceased Trustor or the appropriate ta x
authorities all estate and inheritance taxes that may become payable by reason of the
Trustor's death in respect to all of the property comprising the Trustor's gross estate for
death tax purposes, whether or not such property passes under this Trust, under the
Trustor's will or otherwise. However, the Trustee shall have the right of contribution as
provided in Sections 2207 and 2207A IRC, if it is applicable.
(E) DISTRIBUTIONS TO THE TRUSTOR'S ESTATE In addition to the distributions provided for in paragraphs C and D of this Article, the
Trustee may pay to the Probate Estate of the deceased Trustor as much of the income and
principal of this Trust as the Trustee deems necessary for any purpose.
(F) SPECIFIC GIFTS OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY Upon the death of the Trustor, the Trustee shall make such gifts of the tangible personal
property of the Trustor held or acquired by the Trust as may be directed by the Trustor's
Will, or as may be directed by a list, letter, or other writing of the Trustor pe rmitted by
the Will, or as may be directed by a list, letter or other writing designated as Schedule B
of this Trust. The cost of storing, packing, shipping and insuring any tangible personal
property gift prior to delivery to its intended recipient shall be paid by the Trust.
ARTICLE IV
DEATH OF THE TRUSTOR
(A) DISTRIBUTIONS AND DISBURSEMENTS
Upon the death of the Trustor, and after the payment of the Trustor's just debts, funeral
expenses and expenses of last illness, and the disbursements listed in Article III of thi s
Trust, the following distributions shall be made:
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[state who is to receive property after termination of trust]
I leave all the rest and remainder of the trust property to _____________________.
(B) DEATH OF BENEFICIARY BEFORE COMPLETE DISTRIBUTION OF TRUST ASSETS
(1) In the event the Beneficiary dies before a complete distribution of his Trust is made, then their share shall go to: _____________________________________
[state names, i.e. children of deceased beneficiary, or residuary person]
(C) PERPETUITIES CLAUSE
Notwithstanding any provision of this Trust to the contrary, all Trusts shall vest in their
then beneficiary twenty-one years after the death of the last of the issue of the T rustor
who was alive when the Trustor died.
ARTICLE V
INCAPACITY, REHABILITATION, AND GUARDIANSHIP
Throughout this Trust Agreement, where there have been references to "incapacity" and
"rehabilitation", those two terms shall have the following meanings:
(A) "INCAPACITATED"
If ___________________, as a Trustee or a beneficiary, is under a legal disability or by
reason of illness, or mental or physical disability is, in the written opinion of two doctors
currently practicing medicine, unable to properly manage her affairs, he or she shall be
deemed incapacitated for the purposes of this Trust Agreement.
(B) "REHABILITATION" ___________________ as a Trustee or as a beneficiary, once deemed incapacitated
under Paragraph (A) of this Article, shall be deemed rehabilitated when he or she is no
longer under a legal disability or when, in the written opinion of two doctors currently
practicing medicine, he or she is able to properly manage her affairs. Upon rehabilitat ion,
he or she shall resume the duties and powers he or she had prior to incapacity and her
successors shall relinquish all powers and be relieved of all duties.
(C) "GUARDIANSHIP" In the event the Trustor is adjudicated incompetent by any court having jurisdiction,
pursuant to ___________________ (state) Statutes or similar provisions of the laws of
any other state having jurisdiction, the Trustor does hereby nominate the same person(s)
in name and order of succession who serve as Trustee as provided in Article 11(A) as
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Guardian of the property of the incompetent Trustor, and the same person(s) in name and
order of succession as provided in Article IX(B) as Guardian of the person of the
incompetent Trustor. The Trustor further directs that the Court honor Article 1(B) of the
Trust by permitting the completion of the conveyance to the Trustee of any assets which
remain registered to the Trustor.
ARTICLE VI
PROVISIONS REGARDING THE TRUSTEE
The following general provisions apply to the Trustee and any Successor Trustee of any
Trust which is created by this Trust Agreement:
(A) GENERAL PROVISIONS
(1) TRUSTEE'S POWER: It is the intention of the Trustor to grant to the Trustee the power to deal with all of the Trust property as freely as the Trustor could do
individually, and the only requirement that the Trustor places upon the Trustee is
that the Trustee act as a fiduciary in good faith. The Trustee shall have all the
powers and protection granted to Trustees by statute at the time of application,
including all of the powers enumerated below or contained in any Certificate of
Trust signed by the Trustor; and the Trustor intends that such powers be construed
in the broadest possible manner.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee shall not hold or exercise any power
or any discretion granted by Article VII which creates unexpected or adverse tax
consequences to the Trustor's estate, any Trust created by this agreement, or any
beneficiary, or which causes taxation to the Trustee or her estate by virtue of the
existence of the power. The Trustee's powers are ministerial in nature and are not
intended to create or alter substantive rights. The limitations of this paragraph
shall not affect the rights of any third person who deals with the Trustee.
(B) SPECIFIC POWERS OF THE TRUSTEE (1) RETAIN TRUST ESTATE: To retain, without liability for loss or depreciation resulting from such retention, the original assets and all other property later
transferred, devised or bequeathed to the Trustee for such time as the Trustee shall
deem advisable although such property may not be of the character prescribed by
law or by the terms of this agreement for the investment of Trust assets and
although it represents a large percentage of all of any Trust; said original property
may accordingly be held as a permanent investment.
(2) HOLD UNINVESTED CASH AND UNDERPRODUCTIVE PROPERTY: For any periods deemed advisable, to hold cash, uninvested, even though the total
amount so held is disproportionate under trust investment law or would not be
permitted without this provision, and to retain or acquire and hold
underproductive realty or personalty.
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(3) INVEST AND ACQUIRE: To invest and reinvest Trust assets in any type of property or security or any interests in such property (including co-tenancies and
remainders) without regard to the proportion that investments of the type selected
may bear to the entire Trust estate, without limitation to the classes of t rust
investments authorized by law, and without regard to the possibility that the
investments may be in new issues or in new or foreign enterprises, and to write
options against long positions. The property acquired may be realty or personalty
and may include life insurance, bonds, debentures, leaseholds, options, easements,
mortgages, notes, mutual funds, investment trusts, common trust funds, voting
trust certificates, limited partnership interests, U.S. Treasury obligations
redeemable at par in payment of Federal Estate Tax, and any class of stock or
rights to subscribe for stock, regardless of whether the yield rate is high or low or
whether or not the new asset produces any income at all. It is intended that the
Trustee shall have the authority to act in any manner deemed in the best i nterests
of the Trust involved, regarding it as a whole, even though certain investments
considered alone might not otherwise be proper.
(4) OPTIONS, WARRANTS, PUTS, CALLS, COMMODITY AND MARGIN ACCOUNTS: The Trustee is specifically authorized, in her discretion, to buy, sell
or transfer options, warrants, puts, calls, commodities, futures contracts,
repurchase contracts, and to maintain brokerage margin accounts.
(5) EXERCISE OPTIONS AND CONVERSION PRIVILEGES: To exercise any options, rights, and conversion privileges pertaining to any securities held by the
Trustee as Trust assets.
(6) RECEIVE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY: To receive additional property from any source, including the Personal Representative of a Trustor's estate and the Trustee
or beneficiary of any other trust, by whomsoever created, and to hold and
administer this property as part of the Trust Estate.
(7) SELL AND LEASE: To sell, convey, grant options to purchase, lease, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of any Trust asset on any terms deemed advisable,
to execute and deliver deeds, leases, bills of sale, and other instruments of
whatever character, and to take or cause to be taken all action deemed nece ssary
or proper.
(8) INSURANCE: To carry any insurance deemed advisable with any insurer against any hazards, including public liability, and to use insurance proceeds to repair or
replace the asset insured. In addition, the Trustee may carry or purchase life
insurance on the life of any Trust beneficiary, and exercise or release any rights in
such policy.
(9) LEND: On any terms deemed advisable, to lend Trust funds to any borrower, including the personal Representative of a Trustor's estate and the Trustee or
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beneficiary of any trust, by whomsoever created, and to change the terms of these
loans. This authorization includes the power to extend them beyond maturity with
or without renewal and without regard to the existence or value of any security,
and to facilitate payment, to change the interest rate, and to consent to the
modification of any guarantee.
(10) BORROW: To borrow whatever money the Trustee deems desirable for any Trust on any terms from any lender, including the personal Representative a Trustor's
estate, and the Trustee or beneficiary of any other trust, by whomsoever created,
and to mortgage, pledge or otherwise encumber as security any assets of the
borrowing Trust.
(11) TERM OR DURATION OF OBLIGATION: Incident to the exercise of any power, to initiate or change the terms of collection or of payment of any debt,
security, or other obligation of or due to any Trust, upon any terms and for any
period, including a period beyond the duration or the termination of any or all
Trusts.
(12) COMPROMISE OR ABANDONMENT OF CLAIMS: Upon whatever terms the Trustee deems advisable, to compromise, adjust, arbitrate, sue on, defend, or
otherwise deal with any claims, including tax claims, against or in favor of any
Trust, to abandon any asset the Trustee deems of no value or of insufficient value
to warrant keeping or protecting; to refrain from paying taxes, assessments, or
rents, and from repairing or maintaining any asset; and to permit any asset to be
lost by tax sale or other proceeding.
(13) DISTRIBUTION IN CASH OR IN PROPERTY: To distribute any shares in cash or in property, or partly in each, and the Trustee's valuations of and selection of
assets upon making distribution shall, if made in good faith, be final and binding
on all beneficiaries.
(14) USE OF NOMINEE: To hold any or all of the Trust assets, real or personal, in the Trustee's own name, or in the single name of any Co-Trustee, or in the name
of any corporation, partnership, or other person as the Trustee's nominee for
holding the assets, with or without disclosing the fiduciary relationship. A
corporate Trustee shall have the power to appoint a Trustee to administer property
in any jurisdiction in which it shall fail to qualify.
(15) BID ON OR TAKE OVER WITHOUT FORECLOSURE: To foreclose any mortgage, to bid on the mortgaged property at the foreclosure sale or acquire it
from the mortgagor without foreclosure, and to retain it or dispose of it upon any
terms deemed advisable.
(16) PAY OFF ENCUMBRANCES: To pay off any encumbrance on any Trust asset and to invest additional amounts to preserve it or to increase its productivity.
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(17) VOTE STOCK: To vote stock for any purpose in person or by proxy, to enter into a voting trust, and to participate in corporate activities related to a trust in any
capacity permitted by law, including service as officer or director.
(18) PARTICIPATE IN REORGANIZATION: To unite with other owners of property similar to any held in Trust in carrying out foreclosure, lease, sale,
incorporation, dissolution, liquidation, reincorporation, reorganization, or
readjustment of the capital or financial structure of any association or corporation
in which any Trust has a financial interest, to serve as a member of any protective
committee, to deposit Trust securities in accordance with any plan agreed upon; t o
pay any assessments, expenses, or other sums deemed expedient for the protection
or furtherance of the interests of the beneficiaries; and to receive and retain a s
Trust investments any new securities issued pursuant to the plan, even though
these securities would not constitute authorized Trust investments without this
provision.
(19) PURCHASE PROPERTY FROM ESTATE OR TRUST: To purchase property, real or personal, from a Trustor's or a beneficiary's estate or trust for their benefit
upon such terms and conditions, price and terms of payment as the Trustee and
the respective personal Representative or Trustee shall agree upon, to hold the
property so purchased in Trust although it may not qualify as an authorized Trust
investment except for this provision, and to dispose of such property as and when
the Trustee shall deem advisable.
(20) EMPLOYMENT OF ASSISTANTS AND AGENTS: To any extent reasonably necessary, to employ attorneys-at-law, accountants, financial planners, brokers,
investment advisors, realtors, managers for businesses or farms, technical
consultants, attorneys-in-fact, agents and any other consultants and assistants the
Trustee deems advisable for the proper administration of any Trust.
(21) ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF RESERVES: Out of the rents, profits, or other gross income received, to set aside and maintain reserves to the
extent deemed advisable to meet present or future expenses, including taxes,
assessments, insurance premiums, debt amortization, repairs, improvements,
depreciation, obsolescence, general maintenance and reasonable compensation for
services, including services of professional and other employees, as well as to
provide for the effects of fluctuations in gross income and to equal or apportion
payments for the benefit of beneficiaries entitled to receive income.
(22) MANAGE REALTY: To deal with real and personalty, including oil, gas, and mineral rights in any manner lawful to an owner. This authority includes the
rights to manage, protect, and improve it, to raze, alter and repair improvements,
to sell or contract to sell it in whole or in part, to partition it, to grant options to
purchase it, to donate it, to convey it, to acquire it, release or grant easeme nts or
other rights relating to it, to dedicate parks and thoroughfares, to subdivide it, to
vacate any subdivision or any part thereof and resubdivide it from time to time, to
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lease it in whole or in part, and to renew, extend, contract for, and grant options in
connection with contract entered into by the Trustee can be made on any terms
and for any period, including a period beyond the duration or termination of any
Trusts.
(23) CARRY ON BUSINESS: With respect to any business that may be or become a part of any Trust whether organized as a sole proprietorship, limited partnership,
partnership or corporation, upon such terms, for such time, and in such manner as
the Trustee deems advisable:
a. To hold, retain and continue to operate such business solely at the risk of the Trust estate and without liability on the Trustee's part for any resulting
losses;
b. To incorporate, dissolve, liquidate, or sell such business at such time and upon such terms as the Trustee deems advisable. In this regard the
Trustee’s decision may be based upon qualified appraisal, and the Trustee
shall not be obligated to seek other offers in contracting for sale to any
person including another shareholder, trust, or beneficiary;
c. To borrow money for business purposes and to mortgage, pledge or otherwise encumber the assets of any Trust to secure the loan;
d. To engage in the redemption of stock and take such actions as are necessary to qualify the redemption under Sections 302 or 303 IRC and
the applicable requirements of state law.
e. To create a special lien for the payment of deferred death taxes under 6324 IRC, or similar provisions of state law.
f. To create, continue, or terminate an S-Corporation election.
(C) DEALINGS WITH THE TRUSTEE Any person who deals in good faith with the Trustee shall deal only with the Trustee and
shall presume that the Trustee has full power and authority to act. No person shall
require court confirmation or the approval of a beneficiary for any transaction with the
Trustee. The signature of the Trustee shall bind the interest of any Trust beneficiary,
including the Trustor, and no person need see the application of any property delivered to
the Trustee.
(D) COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEE Any Trustee who is also a beneficiary hereunder shall serve without compensation for his
or her services except that the Trustee shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses
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incurred in the administration of the Trust. Any Trustee not a beneficiary hereunder shall
receive as compensation for its services, unless waived, such amount of compensation as
is customarily being charged by commercial trust companies for services as a trustee of
an inter vivos trust in the State of ___________________.
(E) BOND AND QUALIFICATIONS
No bond shall be required of the Trustee or any Successor Trustee. The Trustee and any
Successor Trustee shall not be required to qualify in any court and are relieved of t he
filing of any document and accounting in any court.
(F) SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE(S) No Successor Trustee shall be responsible for acts of any prior Trustee. In the event a
Trustee of any Trust is unable to serve or continued to serve as Trustee for any reason
and no successor has been provided, the Successor Trustee shall be elected in writing by
any of the persons who have previously served as Trustee, with preference in the making
of such appointment being determined in the same order of their succession as Trustee. If
no appointment exists, the Successor Trustee shall be elected in writing by the majori ty in
interest in the income of the Trust. No person shall be required to apply to any court i n
any jurisdiction for confirmation of said appointment. Any Successor Trustee so elected
shall either be an issue of the Trustor or shall be a corporate Trustee qualified t o exercise
Trust powers.
(G) REMOVAL OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES In the event a Successor Trustee is administering any Trust created hereunder, the
Successor Trustee may be removed by the last individual to serve as Trustee; however, if
that person is deceased or incapacitated, the Successor Trustee may be removed by a
majority vote in interest in Trust income. Said removal must be in writing, stati ng the
reasons for removal and indicate the successor Trustee, which must be a corporate
trustee.
Removal of a Successor Trustee shall be permitted only for the convenient administrat ion
of the Trust. For example, a Successor Trustee may be removed in order to transfer
administration to the place of residence of a primary beneficiary, or because of
mismanagement of Trust funds, or because of excessive fees, or because of lack of
attention to Trust matters, or other such reason. Removal shall not be permitted for the
purpose of influencing the exercise of discretion of a Successor Trustee which is granted
by this instrument. For example, removal of a Successor Trustee that refuses to make a
discretionary invasion of principal shall not be allowed. Removal of a Successor Trustee
shall be effective upon delivery of the notice of removal and the removed Trustee shal l
have a reasonable period of time to transfer assets to its successor. In the event the
successor Trustee believes that its removal is improper, it may, but shall not be required
to, apply to a court of competent jurisdiction, at its expense, for a declaration of t he
propriety of the removal. In that event, the removal shall be effective only upon the orde r
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of said court and after any appeal. In the event the Successor Trustee prevails it shall be
entitled to reimbursement from the Trust for its reasonable costs and attorneys fees.
(H) DELEGATION Any Trustee may delegate any management function of any Trust to any other Successor
Trustee (even though the Successor Trustee is not then serving as Trustee) upon such
terms as may be agreed by the Trustees. In the event more than one Trustee is se rving,
Trust assets may be held in the name of one Trustee.
(I) LIMITED POWER TO AMEND The Trustee may amend this Trust to create or renounce management powers as may be
required to facilitate the convenient administration of this Trust, deal with t he unexpected
or the unforeseen, or avoid unintended or adverse tax consequences. The amendment
shall be in writing and shall be consented to by the Trustor, if not then deceased or
incapacitated, or the beneficiaries of any Trust. The amendment may be retroact ive. This
limited power may only be exercised to provide for the convenient administration of any
Trust; and shall not affect the rights of any beneficiary to enjoy Trust income or princ ipal
without his consent, shall not alter the dispositive provisions of any Trust, and shall not
be exercisable in such a manner as to create gift, estate, or income taxation to the Trustee
or any beneficiary. No amendment shall affect the rights of third persons who have dealt
or may deal with the Trustee without their consent.
ARTICLE VII
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(A) CARRYING SEVERAL TRUSTS AS ONE ESTATE To the extent that division of any Trust is directed, the Trustee may administer any Trust
physically undivided until actual division becomes necessary. Further, the Trustee may
add the assets of the Trust for any beneficiary to any other trust for such beneficiary
having substantially the same provisions for the disposition of trust income and principal,
whether or not such trust is created by this agreement. The Trustee may commingle t he
assets of several trusts for the same beneficiary, whether or not created by this agreement ,
and account for whole or fractional trust shares as a single estate, making the divi sion
thereof by appropriate entries in the books of account only, and to allocate to each whol e
or fractional trust share its proportionate part of all receipts and expenses; provided,
however, this carrying of several trusts as a single estate shall not defer the vesting of any
whole or fractional share of a trust for its beneficiary at the times specified.
(B) ALLOCATION TO PRINCIPAL AND INCOME All receipts of money or property paid or delivered to the Trustee and all expenses may
be allocated to principal or income in accordance with the laws of the State of
__________________ or any other state in which a Trust is being administered.
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However, the Trustee, in a reasonable and equitable manner, shall have the discretion to
allocate, in whole or in part:
1. Administration expenses to income or principal.
2. Trustee's fees to income or principal.
3. To income, any expense of the administration of the Trust or its assets which is deductible for Federal Income Tax purposes.
4. To income, the gains or losses from option trading, and capital gains distributions from utility shares, on mutual funds, or tax managed funds; and
5. To income or principal, distributions from qualified or non-qualified pension plans, profit sharing plans, IRA accounts or deferred compensation arrangements.
(C) PROHIBITION OF ALIENATION No income or principal beneficiary of any Trust (except the Trustor) shall have any right
or power to anticipate, pledge, assign, sell, transfer, alienate or encumber his or her
interest in the Trust, in any way. No interest in any Trust shall, in any manner, be l iable
for or subject to the debts, liabilities or obligations of such beneficiary or claims of any
sort against such beneficiary.
(D) SMALL TRUST TERMINATION If, at any time, any Trust shall be in the aggregate principal value of Ten Thousand
Dollars ($l0,000.00) or less, the Trustee may, in her sole discretion, terminate such Trust
and distribute the assets to the beneficiary, or beneficiaries, the share of each be ing in the
same proportion as he or she is a beneficiary under the terms of the Trust.
(E) DISCLAIMER Any beneficiary of any Trust shall have the right to disclaim his or her interest in sa id
Trust. Said disclaimer may be effected in compliance with the requirements of the laws
of any jurisdiction in which any Trust may be administered. Alternatively, the Trustee
may act upon any written disclaimer of any interest, in whole or in part, in any Trust. In
the event any beneficiary is incapacitated, the Trustee may accept the disclaimer of a
legal or natural guardian of said beneficiary; and if no such guardian exists, the Trustee of
any Trust, acting on behalf of the beneficiary, shall have the power to disclaim all or a
part of the property passing to said Trust.
(F) ELECTIONS The Trustee and the Personal Representative of the Trustor's estate will have various
options in the exercise of discretionary powers, some of which being limited only by the
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requirement that the Trustee and the Personal Representative act in good faith and within
the bounds of their fiduciary duty. Specifically, the Trustee or Personal Representative
may make certain elections for Federal Income Tax and Estate Tax purposes whic h may
affect the administration of Trust income or principal. The Trustee or Personal
Representative may exercise any such discretion without incurring liability to any
beneficiary, nor shall any beneficiary have the right to demand a reallocation or
redistribution of Trust income or principal as a result of the proper action of the Trustee
or Personal Representative.
(G) CERTAIN DISTRIBUTIONS
The Trustee shall have the following options with regard to the distribution of principal
or income to or for a beneficiary:
1. Directly to the beneficiary such amounts as the Trustee may deem advisable as a n
allowance;
2. To the Guardian of the person or of the property of the beneficiary.
3. To a relative of the beneficiary upon the agreement of such relative to expend such income or principal solely for the benefit of the beneficiary, which
agreement may include a custodianship under the Uniform Transfers (or Gift) to
Minors Act of any state.
4. By expending such income or principal directly for the beneficiary. After making a distribution as provided above, the Trustee shall have no further obligation
regarding the distribution.
(H) USE OF RESIDENCE The Trustee may purchase or hold a residence to be occupied by the income beneficia ry
of any Trust (and/or her family) without rent, and the expense of maintaining the
residence may be borne by the Trust, the beneficiary, or partly by each, as the Trustee
may deem proper.
(I) DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY The Trustee shall act upon any written designation of a beneficiary by a Trustor for
qualified plan or IRA benefits made payable to this Trust by distributing the right to
receive such benefits to the designated beneficiary. If no such designation exists the
Trustor gives the Trustee the power, on behalf of the Trustor, to distribute the right to
receive such benefits as a part of the share otherwise to be distributed to any benefi ciary,
and such person shall be the Trustor's designated beneficiary. It is intended that the
operation of this paragraph qualify under the requirements of 401(a) (9) and 408(a) (6)
IRC and it shall be interpreted in all regards in accordance with this intent.
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(J) INVESTMENT ADVISORThe Trustor or any person then having the power to remove and replace a corporate
Trustee shall have the right to appoint an investment advisor who is duly registered with
the Securities Exchange Commission. Such appointment shall be in writing effective
upon delivery to the corporate Trustee. Upon receiving such appointment the corporate
Trustee shall follow such investment directions regarding such Trust assets the
investment discretion as to which has been delegated to the investment advisor. During
such time as an investment advisor is acting, the corporate Trustee shall have a bsolutely
no liability for investment decisions which have been delegated to the investment
advisor. Such appointment shall not cause the reduction of the fees charged by the
corporate Trustee, nor shall it create any new liabilities of the corporate T rustee without
its consent. The corporate Trustee may enter into such written agreements with t he
investment advisor or the person appointing the investment advisor as may be appropriate
to carry out the intent of this paragraph.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
(A) SURVIVORSHIP This Agreement shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives, successors and
assigns of the parties hereto.
(B) CONTROLLING LAW This Agreement shall be construed and regulated in all respects by the laws of the State
of ___________________. In the event any Trust or asset is being administered in
another state, this Trust may be regulated by the laws of such state if required to avoid
excessive administrative expense, or to uphold the validity of any of the terms of this
Trust.
(C) TRUSTEE AND TRUST The term “Trustee” refers to the single, multiple and Successor Trustee, who at a ny time
may be appointed and acting in a fiduciary capacity under the terms of this agree ment.
Where appropriate, the term “Trust” refers to any trust created by this agreement.
(D) GENDER - SINGULAR AND PLURAL Where appropriate, words of the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter;
words of the feminine gender include the masculine and neuter; and words of the neuter
gender include the masculine and feminine. Where appropriate, words used in the plural
or collective sense include the singular and vice-versa.
(E) IRC
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The term "IRC" refers to the Internal Revenue Code and its valid regulations.
(F) SERVE OR CONTINUE TO SERVE A person cannot "serve or continue to serve" in a particular capacity if they are
incapacitated, deceased, have resigned, or are removed by a court of competent
jurisdiction.
(G) ISSUE The term "issue", unless otherwise designated herein, shall include adopted "issue" of
descendants and lineal descendants, both natural and legally adopted indefinitely. Such
term shall specifically exclude individuals adopted out of the family of the Trustor or out
of the family of a descendant of the Trustor. The word "living" shall include unborn
persons in the period of gestation.
(H) NOTICE
No person shall have notice of any event or document until receipt of written notice.
Absent written notice to the contrary, all persons shall rely upon the information in thei r
possession, no matter how old, without recertification, verification, or further inquiry.
(I) MERGER The doctrine of merger shall not apply to any interests under any Trust.
(J) REPRESENTATION In any Trust matter a beneficiary whose interest is subject to a condition (such a s
survivorship) shall represent the interests in the Trust of those who would take in default
of said condition. The members of a class shall represent the interests of those who may
join the class in the future (e.g. living issue representing unborn issue). The legal natural
guardian of a person under a legal disability shall represent the interests of the disable d
person.
ARTICLE IX
POWER OF ATTORNEY
By virtue of the signing of this Trust below, the Trustor makes the following
appointments of Attorneys-in-Fact:
(A) FOR FINANCIAL MATTERS
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The Trustor appoints ____________________, as Attorney-in-Fact for the Trustor for the
purpose of signing any state or federal income or gift tax return on behalf of the Trustor,
collecting and endorsing to the Trust any tax refund, making claims against any insurance
policy, providing for the collection and payment to the Trust of any amount due on
account of Social Security, Medicare, salary or other compensation, disability payments,
contract, employee benefit program, IRA account or any other benefits payable to the
Trustor. In the event that ____________________, is unable or unwilling to so serve,
then ____________________ shall serve in such capacity.
(B) FOR CARE OF THE TRUSTOR The Trustor first appoints ____________________, and ____________________, jointly
if then alive and competent, and then either of them individually, if then alive and
competent if the other of them has pre-deceased Trustor or is incompetent, as Attorney-
in-Fact to make any and all decisions regarding the personal care of the Trustor duri ng
any period when the Trustor may be incapacitated.
(C) DURABILITY
In the hands of a qualified holder, the appointments above, shall create a durable fa mily
power of attorney. This durable family power of attorney shall not be affected by the
disability of the Trustor except as provided by statute; and the powers in the hands of a
qualified holder may not be delegated.
(D) REVOCABILITY The Trustor and the trustee shall have no right or power to terminate this trust. The
trustor shall likewise have no incident of ownership in regard to any of the trust property
or money.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, on this the ____ day of _________, 20__, ______________
has signed this instrument as Trustor, and ____________________ has signed this Instrument as
Trustee, to evidence acceptance of the Trust Agreement.
______________________________
TRUSTOR ______________________________
TRUSTEE
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STATE OF ___________________
COUNTY OF _________________
_____________________________, Trustor and Trustee, being first duly sworn, does hereby
declare to the undersigned officer/notary public that the Trustor signed the instrument as the
Trustor's Irrevocable Trust Agreement, that the Trustee accepted this instrument as such, that the
Trustor and Trustee signed the Trust Agreement as their voluntary act and deed on the date and
year shown therein.
TRUSTOR TRUSTEE
SUBSCRIBED and sworn before me by _____________________________, the Trustor
and Trustee, on this the ____ day of _________, 20__ .
_____________________________
NOTARY PUBLIC
My commission expires: ______________________
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THE ___________________ IRREVOCABLE TRUSTSchedule A
The sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) in cash.
TOGETHER WITH:
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING LIST OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY
You are permitted to give your tangible personal property to the persons indicated in a
written statement that is separate from your Living Trust if the statement is referred to in your
Living Trust. Your Living Trust refers to a separate written statement and you ma y dispose of
your tangible personal property in this manner if you so desire. Please read and follow the
instructions below if you wish to prepare a separate written statement disposing of your tangi ble
personal property.
1. Tangible personal property that may be disposed of in a separate written statement
includes personal effects, furniture, family heirlooms, jewelry and other articles of
adornment, paintings and other works of art, antiques, sporting gear, books, collections,
automobiles and similar items.
2. Certain types of tangible personal property cannot be disposed of in a separate written statement. Items such as money, notes and other statements of indebtedness, documents
of title, stocks, bonds, and other securities, and property used in a trade or business may
not be disposed in this manner and should not be included in your separate written
statement.
3. Tangible personal property that is already specifically disposed of in your Living Trust should not be included in the separate written statement. Real estate cannot be disposed
of in a separate written statement and should not be included in your statement. Ta ngible
personal property that is already specifically disposed of in your Living Trust should not
be included in the separate written statement Real estate cannot be dispose d of in a
separate written statement and should not be included in your statement.
4. Your separate written statement should clearly identify each item of property tha t is being
disposed of in the statement the name, address, and relationship to you of the person
whom you wish to receive each item of property should be listed next to the descripti on
of the property. The following is an example of how the property and the persons to
receive the property should be listed on the separate written statement:
Item of Tangible Personal Property Name and Address of Person to Receive the Property
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5. To be valid, the separate written statement must either be in your handwriting or be
signed by you. Attached to your Living Trust is a blank statement that you may use as
your separate written statement if you so desire. Whether you use the attached sta tement
or one of your own, you should sign and date each page of the separate written statement.
6. You may change or make additions to the separate written statement as often as you wish
without consulting your attorney. Whenever a change is made, the date of the change
should be noted on the statement and if the change is not in your handwriting you should
sign your name near the change. If the statement becomes cluttered or difficult to read, a
new statement should be made following these instructions and the old statement should
be destroyed.
7. The separate written statement should be kept in a safe place. It should also be kept
where it can be easily found in your absence. It may be kept with your Living Trust i f
you so desire. You should review the statement periodically and keep it up to date.
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SCHEDULE B
SEPARATE WRITTEN STATEMENT DISPOSING OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF
___________________
My Living Trust, executed on the ____ day of _________, 20__, refers to a written
statement separate from my Living Trust that provides for the disposition of my non-business
tangible personal property. I hereby make the separate written statement referred to in my Living
Trust and dispose of my tangible personal property in the following manner:
Item of Tangible Personal Property Name and Address of Person to Receive the Property
Date ___________________
