REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST AGREEMENT
THIS REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST AGREEMENT, (hereinafter "Trust"), is being made
on this the ________ day of _______________ , 20 _____ , by and between
___________________________________ of ____________________ County, State
of Missouri, hereinafter referred to as the Trustor, whether one or more, and the Trustee
designated below and shall be governed and administered in accordance with the
following terms and provisions:
ARTICLE I
NAME OF TRUST
1. NAME OF TRUST: This trust may be referred to as THE ________
REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST and is created in accordance with the Missouri Uniform
Trust Code, Revised Statutes Chapter 456 Sections 456.1-101 to 456.11-1106.
ARTICLE II
IDENTIFICATION
2. TRUSTOR AND BENEFICIARIES: The Trustors or Settlors of this trust are
_______________________ and _______________________ , Husband and Wife,
residing at ___________________________________ ,
___________________________________ , Missouri ________ . As used herein, the
term “Trustor” shall mean all trustors of this trust, whether one or more. The Trustors
are married and parents of the following living children:
_______________________
_______________________
The Beneficiaries of the Trust during the lifetime of the Trustor are the Trustor.
Except as otherwise provided herein, upon the death of the Trustor, the Beneficiaries
are the Children of the Trustor.
ARTICLE III
TRUSTEE APPOINTMENT
3. TRUSTEE APPOINTMENTS: T he Trustor, hereby appoints
__________________ , the Trustor, as Trustee of this Trust. If the Trustor, is unable to
serve as Trustee for any reason, then the Trustor hereby appoints
__________________ as Successor Trustee. If neither the first or second Trustee are
able to serve as Trustee for any reason, then the Trustor hereby appoints
__________________ as Successor Trustee, whether one or more. The Trustee shall
have all powers as provided in this agreement and the laws of the State of Missouri.
The principal place of administration of this trust is the Trustee’s usual place of business
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where the records pertaining to the trust are kept, or the Trustee’s residence if the
Trustee has no such place of business. If multiple or Co-Trustees are appointed their
exercise of powers shall be governed by Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 456
Section 456.7-703, et. seq. In the event a vacancy in the office of Trustee occurs and
there is no successor trustee, the existing Trustee, if one, and the beneficiaries, or the
beneficiaries, if there is no trustee, may agree to a non-judicial change in the trustee by
amendment to this Trust agreement.
ARTICLE IV
ASSETS OF TRUST
4. ASSETS OF TRUST: All rights, title, and interest in and to all real and personal
property, tangible or intangible, listed on the attached Exhibit “A”, is hereby assigned,
conveyed and delivered to the Trustee for inclusion in this Trust.
5. ADDITIONS TO TRUST PROPERTY: Additional property may be conveyed to
the Trust by the Trustor, or any other third party at any time. Trustor may execute such
other documents as is necessary to effectuate the assignment of property to this Trust.
6. RIGHTS TO TRUST ASSETS: Except as specifically provided herein, the
Beneficiaries of this trust shall have no rights to any assets of the trust.
7. HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION: Grantor(s) reserves the right to use, occupy and
reside upon any real property placed in this Trust as their permanent residence during
their lives. Grantor(s) shall have the right to reside in the property rent free and without
charge except for the payment of the following: (1) all mortgages costs and expenses
(2) all property taxes, and (3) reasonable expenses of upkeep and maintenance.
Grantor(s) retain the legal right to use and benefit from the property in all respects. It is
the intent of this provision to retain for the grantor(s) the requisite beneficial interest and
possessor right in and to such real property needed to retain their qualification for any
exemption, freeze of tax rates and/or valuation granted to any individual or individuals
so qualifying.
ARTICLE V
TRUSTEE POWERS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
8. POWERS: The Trustor does hereby grant to the Trustee all powers necessary
to deal with any and all property of the Trust as freely as the Trustor could do
individually. T he Trustee shall at all times and in all actions act as a fiduciary in good
faith. Trustee is hereby granted all powers contained herein and all powers conferred
upon Trustee under the applicable statutes and laws of the State of Missouri, to the
broadest extent possible, including, but not limited to all of the powers authorized by
Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 456 Sections 456.8-815 and 456.8-816. All powers
granted to the Trustee by this Trust Agreement are ministerial in nature and are not
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intended to create or alter substantial rights. Without limiting the foregoing general
statement of p owers, the Trustee powers include, but shall not be limited to the
following:
(A) TRUST ASSETS : The Trustee is hereby authorized and granted all
powers necessary to retain as a permanent investment of the Trust, or for
such time as the Trustee shall deem advisable, the original assets of the
Trust and all other property later transferred, devised or bequeathed to the
Trustee, without liability for loss or depreciation resulting from such
retention.
(B) NONPRODUCTIVE ASSETS: The Trustee is hereby granted all powers
and authority necessary to hold uninvested cash, and to retain, acquire,
and hold unproductive realty or personalty for any periods deemed
advisable by the Trustee, even though the total amount so held is
disproportionate under trust investment law or would not be permitted
without this section.
(C) INVESTMENT POWERS: The Trustee is hereby granted all powers
necessary to invest and reinvest any and all of the property of the Trust in
any and all types of property, security or other asset deemed by the
Trustee to be in the best interests of the Trust as a whole, without
limitation or regard to yield rates or income production.
(D) SECURITIES: The Trustee is specifically authorized, in his or her
discretion, to maintain brokerage margin accounts, to buy, sell or transfer
options, warrants, puts, calls, commodities, futures contracts, and
repurchase contracts, and to exercise any options, rights, and conversion
privileges pertaining to any securities held by the Trustee as Trust assets.
(E) ADDITIONAL PROPERTY: The Trustee is specifically authorized to
receive additional property from any source and to hold and administer
this property as part of the Trust Estate.
(F) SELL AND LEASE: The Trustee is hereby granted all powers necessary
to sell, convey, lease, transfer, exchange, grant options to purchase or
otherwise dispose of any Trust asset on any terms deemed by the Trustee
to be in the best interests of the Trust, 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 necessary or proper by the
Trustee in furtherance of this authority.
(G) INSURANCE: The Trustee is specifically authorized to insure Trust
property and assets with any insurer against any hazards, foreseeable or
unforeseeable, including public liability, and to use insurance proceeds to
repair or replace the asset insured, at the discretion of the Trustee. In
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addition, the Trustee may carry or purchase life insurance on the life of
any Trust beneficiary, and may exercise or release any rights with regard
to such policy.
(H) BORROWING AND LENDING: The Trustee is specifically authorized to
lend Trust funds to any borrower, on any terms deemed advisable, and to
change the terms of these loans at any time and for any reason. This
authorization includes the power to extend loans 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, to consent
to the modification of any guarantee, and to forgive loans in their entirety.
The Trustee is further granted all powers necessary to borrow whatever
money the Trustee deems desirable for any Trust on any terms from any
lender, and to mortgage, pledge or otherwise encumber as security any
assets of the borrowing Trust.
(I) MODIFICATION OF TERMS: The Trustee is specifically authorized,
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.
(J) CLAIMS: The Trustee is hereby granted all powers necessary to
compromise, adjust, arbitrate, sue on, defend, or otherwise deal with any
claim, upon whatever terms the Trustee deems advisable, against or in
favor of any Trust, and to abandon any asset the Trustee deems of no
value or of insufficient value to warrant keeping or protecting. The Trustee
is further authorized, in his or her sole and absolute discretion, 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.
(K) DISTRIBUTIONS: The Trustee is specifically authorized to distribute any
shares of the Trust 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.
(L) NOMINEE: The Trustee is specifically authorized to hold any or all of the
Trust assets, real or personal, in the Trustee's own name, the name of any
Co-Trustee, corporation, partnership, or any other person as the Trustee's
nominee for holding the assets, with or without disclosing the fiduciary
relationship. A corporate Trustee does hereby have the power necessary
to appoint a Trustee to administer property in any jurisdiction in which it
shall fail to qualify.
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(M) FORECLOSURE: The Trustee is specifically authorized to foreclose on
any mortgage, to bid on the mortgaged property at the foreclosure sale, or
acquire mortgaged property from the mortgagor without foreclosure, and
to retain or dispose of the property upon any terms deemed advisable by
the Trustee.
(N) ENCUMBRANCES: The Trustee may pay off any encumbrance on any
Trust asset and may invest additional amounts of money in the asset, as
the Trustee deems appropriate, to preserve the asset or to increase its
productivity.
(O) VOTING: The Trustee may vote stock for any purpose, either in person or
by proxy, may enter into a voting trust, and may participate in corporate
activities related to a trust in any capacity as permitted by law, including
service as officer or director.
(P) REORGANIZATION: The Trustee is hereby granted all powers
necessary to unite with other owners of property similar to any property
held in this Trust in carrying out the 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; to 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 as Trust investments any new
securities issued pursuant to the plan, even though these securities would
not constitute authorized Trust investments without this provision.
(Q) PURCHASE FROM ESTATE OR TRUST: The Trustee is specifically
authorized to purchase property of any type, whether real or personal,
from a Trustor or 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 shall agree upon, and may hold any
property so purchased in Trust although it may not qualify as an
authorized Trust investment except for this provision, and may dispose of
such property as and when the Trustee shall deem advisable.
(R) ASSISTANTS AND AGENTS: The Trustee is hereby granted all powers
necessary to employ any person or persons the Trustee deems advisable
for the proper administration of any Trust, including but not limited to:
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.
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(S) RESERVES: The Trustee is hereby authorized to set aside and maintain
reserves for the payment of present or future expenses, including but not
limited to: taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, debt amortizations,
repairs, improvements, depreciation, obsolescence, maintenance, fees,
salaries and wages, as well as to provide for the effects of fluctuations in
gross income, and to equal or apportion payments for the benefit of
income beneficiaries under the Trust.
(T) MANAGEMENT OF REALTY: The Trustee is specifically authorized to
deal with real and personalty, including oil, gas, and mineral rights in any
manner lawful to an owner on any terms and for any period, including
periods beyond the duration or termination of any Trusts.
(U) BUSINESS: With respect to any business that is part of or may become
part of any Trust, no matter how such business may be organized, the
Trustee is hereby granted the authority to:
a. hold, retain and continue to operate such business solely at the risk of
the Trust estate and without liability to the Trustee for any resulting
losses;
b. incorporate, dissolve, liquidate, or sell such business at any time and
upon any terms as the Trustee deems advisable. In exercise of this
authority, the Trustee may obtain a qualified appraisal, although the
Trustee is not obligated in any way to seek other offers in contracting
for sale to any person including another shareholder, trust, or
beneficiary; mortgage, pledge or otherwise encumber any assets of
any Trust to secure loans for any business purposes;
c. engage in the redemption of stock and to take such actions as are
necessary to qualify the redemption under IRC Sections 302 or 303
and the applicable requirements of state law.
d. create a special lien for the payment of deferred death taxes under IRC
Section 6324, or similar provisions of state law.
e. create, continue, or terminate an S-Corporation election.
9. AUTHORITY TO ACT: The approval of any court, the Trustor, or any beneficiary
of any Trust created by this Trust shall not be required for any dealings with the Trustee
of this Trust, and any person so dealing with the Trustee of this Trust shall assume that
the Trustee has the same power and authority to act as any individual does in the
management of his or her own affairs. Further, upon presentation of a copy of this page
and any other page of this Trust, any person shall accept same as conclusive proof of
the terms and authority granted by this Trust, and shall assume that no conflicting terms
or directions are contained in any of the omitted pages.
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ARTICLE VI
TRUST ADMINISTRATION DURING LIFE OF TRUSTOR
10. MANAGEMENT OF TRUST PROPERTY: All property of the Trust shall be
managed by the Trustee at the direction of the Trustor. The Trustee shall collect all
income of the Trust, and shall pay from the income such amounts and to such persons
as the Trustor may from time to time direct. In the absence of direction from the
Trustor, the Trustee may accumulate the net income of the Trust, or may disburse any
portion of the net income to or for the benefit of the Trustor. The Trustee is also
authorized to pay from the principal of this Trust any and all amounts necessary for the
health or maintenance of the standard of living of the Trustor.
11. INCAPACITY OF TRUSTOR: During any period of incapacitation of the Trustor,
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
the Trustor, in his or her accustomed manner of living. Provided sufficient resources
exist for the care and maintenance of the Trustor, during any period of incapacity of the
Trustor, the Successor Trustee is further authorized to make distributions to or for the
benefit of any issue of the Trustor who has no other financial resources and who
requires said distribution for their health or support. The Successor Trustee shall
consider all financial resources available to a beneficiary, including, but not limited to,
the ability of said beneficiary and his or her spouse, if any, to earn a living prior to
making an invasion of this Trust. Under no circumstances may a Successor Trustee
exercise this power for his or her own benefit.
12. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS: Except during periods of incapacitation as defined
by this Trust Agreement, upon delivery to the Trustee of a written instrument, signed
and acknowledged by the Trustor, the Trustor does herby reserve during his or her
lifetime the following rights:
(A) To revoke this Trust Agreement in its entirety and to
recover any and all remaining property of the Trust after payment of all
Trust administration expenses,
(B) To alter or amend this instrument in any and every
particular at any time and from time to time,
(C) To change, at any time and from time to time, the
identity or number, or both, of the Trustee and/or Successor Trustee,
(D) To withdraw from the operation of this Trust, at any time
and from time to time, any or all of the Trust property.
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ARTICLE VII
DISTRIBUTIONS DURING LIFETIME OF TRUSTORS
13. GENERAL DISTRIBUTIONS: The following options are available to the Trustee
regarding the distribution of principal or income to or for a beneficiary:
(A) Payments may be made directly to the beneficiary as an allowance, in
such amounts as the Trustee may deem advisable;
(B) Payments may be made to the Guardian of the beneficiary.
(C) Payments may be made 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. Said agreement may include a
custodianship under the Uniform Transfers (or Gift) to Minors Act of any
state.
(D) The Trustee may 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.
(E) In making distributions of income or principal, the Trustee shall be mindful
of the Beneficiaries health, education, support, maintenance, comfort and
general welfare needs.
14. RESIDENCE: A residence may be purchased or otherwise obtained by the
Trustee for the benefit of an income beneficiary of any Trust for use by the beneficiary
and his or her family. Rent shall not be charged to said beneficiary and expenses of
maintaining such residence may be borne by the Trust, the beneficiary, or partly by
each, as the Trustee may deem proper.
15. OTHER PAYMENTS: At the request of any Trustor in writing, the Trustee
shall make lump sum or periodic payments to any third party designated by such
Trustor.
ARTICLE VIII
TRUST ADMINISTRATION AFTER TRUSTOR’S DEATH
16. TRUSTEE: Upon the death of the Trustor, the Successor Trustee shall continue
to administer the assets of this Trust, as well as any other property received by this
Trust from any source, and shall distribute said assets as provided herein.
17. BENEFITS PAYABLE TO TRUST: Upon the death of the Trustor, the Trustee is
hereby authorized to take any and every action necessary to collect any and all benefits
payable to the Trust, including but not limited to proceeds from life insurance policies,
retirement plans, or IRA’s. The Trustee is further authorized to collect any and all tax
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refunds, health insurance proceeds, refunds under any contract, death benefits, or any
other item payable to the Trustor’s estate.
18. LIABILITIES OF TRUSTOR’S ESTATE: Prior to the distribution of any assets of
this Trust, the Trustee may, at his or her sole and absolute discretion, pay to the
Trustor’s estate, from the principal or income of the Trust, any or all of the Trustor’s just
debts, funeral expenses, and administration expenses of the Trustor’s estate.
Alternatively, the Trustee may, but is not obligated to, pay such expenses directly.
19. TAXES: Upon the death of the Trustor, a ll estate and inheritance taxes that
become due and payable upon all of the property comprising the Trustor’s gross estate,
without regard to how such property passes, shall be paid by the Trustee either to the
estate of the Trustor or to the appropriate tax agency. The Trustee shall have the right
of contribution as provided by Section 2207 and 2207A IRC, if applicable.
20. ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS: The Trustee is hereby authorized to 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, in addition to the other
distributions provided for in this Trust.
21. GIFTS: The Trustee shall, upon the death of the Trustor, make such gifts of the
tangible personal property of the Trustor held or acquired by this Trust as may be
directed by the Trustor’s Will or any list, letter, or other writing of the Trustor permitted
by the Will of the Trustor, or as may be directed by a list, letter or other writing
designated as Schedule B of this Trust, whenever made. All costs of storing, packing,
shipping and insuring such gifts shall be paid by the Trust.
ARTICLE IX
TRUSTOR’S DEATH
22. DISTRIBUTIONS: Upon the death of the Trustor, the following distributions shall
be made from the property of this Trust after payment of the Trustor’s just debts, funeral
expenses, expenses of any last illness, and the other distributions otherwise provided
for in this Trust:
(a) DISTRIBUTION UPON DEATH OF FIRST TRUSTOR: Following the death
of the first Trustor, and prior to the death of the Surviving Trustor, the Trustee shall pay
to or for the benefit of the Surviving Spouse (Surviving Trustor), at the Trustee’s
discretion, so much of the income and principal as the Trustee deems necessary for the
health, maintenance, education, support, and happiness of the Surviving Trustor.
If at any time before full distribution of the trust estate the Trustors and all the Trustor’s
issue are deceased and no other disposition of the property is directed by this
instrument, the remaining portion of the trust shall then be distributed to the Trustor’s
legal heirs according to the laws of succession of the State of Missouri then in force.
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(b) DISPOSITION OF TRUST ESTATE ON DEATH OF SURVIVING TRUSTOR:
If any of the children of the Trustor survives the Surviving Trustor, but none of the
children are under the age of twenty-one (21) years at the time of the death of the
Surviving Trustor, the Trustee shall divide the Trust property (including all income then
accrued but uncollected and all income then remaining in the hands of the Trustee) into
as many shares of equal market value as are necessary to create one share for each of
the Trustor’s children who survive the Surviving Trustor and one share for each of the
Trustor’s children who predecease the Surviving Trustor but who leave issue surviving
him or her. The Trustee shall distribute one share outright to each of the Trustor’s
surviving children. The Trustee shall distribute each share created for a deceased child
to the then-living issue of that child, with those issue to take that share of the trust
property as their deceased parent would have received. If all individual issue of a
deceased child have reached the age of 21 years at the death of the Surviving Trustor,
the Trustee shall distribute the share created for that deceased child outright to those
issue; if any individual issue of a deceased child has not reached the age of 21 years at
the death of the Surviving Trustor, the Trustee shall continue to hold, administer, and
distribute the share created for that deceased child in a separate trust for all then-living
issue of that deceased child according to the terms set forth applicable to the Sprinkling
Trust for Issue.
If any children of the Trustor surviving the Surviving Trustor are under the age of 21
years at the time of the death of the Surviving Trustor, the property shall be held,
administered, and distributed by the Trustee, in trust, according to the terms set forth in
this article applicable to the Sprinkling Trust.
If no issue of the Trustor survives the Surviving Trustor, the Trustee shall distribute the
property outright as follows: one half (1/2) to the heirs of the deceased Trustor and one
half (1/2) to the heirs of the Surviving Trustor.
(c) SPRINKLING TRUST: The Trustee shall hold, administer, and distribute the
assets of the Sprinkling Trust as follows:
(i) DISCRETIONARY PAYMENTS BEFORE DIVISION INTO SHARES. At
any time or times before the division of the Trust into shares as provided below in this
section, the Trustee shall pay to or apply for the benefit of any one or more of the
Trustor’s then-living children and the then-living issue of any then–deceased children of
the Trustor so much of the net income and principal of the Trust as the Trustee deems
proper for the health, education support, and maintenance of each of them. In making
these payments, the Trustee may pay or apply more for some beneficiaries than for
others, and may make payments to or for one or more beneficiaries to the exclusion of
others. No amount paid or applied need thereafter be repaid to the Trustee or restored
to the Trust. In exercising discretion, the Trustee shall give the consideration that the
Trustee deems property to all other income and resources that are known to the Trustee
and that are readily available to the beneficiaries for use for these purposes. All
decisions of the Trustee regarding payments under this subsection, if any, are within the
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Trustee’s discretion and shall be final and incontestable by anyone. The Trustee shall
accumulate and add to principal any net income not distributed.
(ii) DISCRETIONARY PAYMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL TRUSTS. At any time
or times during the term of the individual Trust to be created for each of the then-living
children of the Trustor, the Trustee shall pay to or apply for the benefit of the child so
much of the net income and principal of the individual trust as the Trustee deems proper
for the child’s health, education, support, and maintenance. In exercising discretion, the
Trustee shall give the consideration that the Trustee deems property to all other income
and resources that are known to the Trustee and that are readily available to the child
for use for these purposes. All decisions of the Trustee regarding payments under this
subsection, if any, are within the Trustee’s discretion and shall be final and
incontestable by anyone. The Trustee shall accumulate and add to principal any net
income not distributed.
(iii) TERMINATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF INDIVIDUAL TRUSTS . The
individual trust shall terminate when the child reaches the age of 21 years or on the
death of the child, whichever occurs first.
(iv) TERMINATION OF INDIVIDUAL TRUST ON DEATH OF CHILD. The
Trust shall terminate on the death of the child for whom the trust was created. On
termination of the Trust, the Trustee shall distribute the remaining Trust property to the
then-living issue of the child. However, if any individual issue of that child has not
reached the age of 21 years at the termination of this Trust, the Trustee is to continue to
hold, administer, and distribute the Trust property in a separate Trust for all of the then-
living issue of that child according to the terms set forth applicable to the Sprinkling
Trust for Issue.
(v) FINAL DISPOSITION. If the trust property is not completely disposed of
by the preceding provisions, the indisposed-of portion shall be distributed outright as
follows: one half (1/2) to the heirs of the deceased Trustor and one half (1/2) to the heirs
of the Surviving Trustor.
(d) SPRINKLING TRUST FOR ISSUE. Each share or portion of the Trust estate, or
of the Trust property of any other Trust created by this Trust instrument, that is allocated
to a Sprinkling Trust for Issue for the benefit of the beneficiaries when any beneficiary is
under the age of twenty-one (21) years shall be held, administered, and distributed by
the Trustee as a separate Trust, as follows:
(i) BENEFICIARIES. The beneficiaries of this Trust are all the issue of a
deceased child of the Trustor or all issue of the Trustor, as the case may be, for whom
this Trust is created pursuant to the other provisions of this Trust instrument.
(ii) DISCRETIONARY PAYMENTS. At any time or times during the Trust
term, the Trustee shall pay to or apply for the benefit of each of the beneficiaries so
much of the net income and principal of the Trust as the Trustee deems proper for the
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health, education, support, and maintenance of each of them. In making these
payments, the Trustee may pay or apply more for some of the beneficiaries than for
others, and may make payments to or for one or more beneficiaries to the exclusion of
others. No amount paid or applied need thereafter be repaid to the Trustee or restored
to the Trust. In exercising discretion, the Trustee shall give the consideration that the
Trustee deems proper to all other income and resources that are known to the Trustee
and that are readily available to the beneficiaries for use for these purposes. All
decisions of the Trustee regarding payments under this subsection, if any, are within the
Trustee’s discretion and shall be final and incontestable by anyone. The Trustee shall
accumulate and add to principal any net income not distributed.
(iii) DISTRIBUTION ON TERMINATION . The Trust shall terminate when
there are no living beneficiaries who are under 25 years of age. On termination, the
Trustee shall distribute the Trust property (including all income then accrued but
uncollected and all net income then remaining in the hands of the Trustee) outright to
the then-living beneficiaries.
(iv) FINAL DISPOSITION . If the Trust property is not completely disposed of
by the preceding provisions, the indisposed-of portion shall be distributed outright as
follows: one half (1/2) to the heirs of the deceased Trustor and one half (1/2) to the heirs
of the Surviving Trustor.
23. DEATH OF BENEFICIARY: Should a named beneficiary die before a complete
distribution of this Trust is made, and that Beneficiary leave no living issue, then that
beneficiary’s share shall go to the surviving Beneficiaries.
ARTICLE X
TRUSTEE PROVISIONS
24. THIRD PARTIES: Any person dealing in good faith with the Trustee shall deal
only with the Trustee and shall presume the Trustee has full power and authority to act
on behalf of the Trust. Missouri Revised States Chapter 456 Section 456.10-1012.
Court confirmation or approval of any beneficiary shall not be required for any
transaction with the Trustee. No Trustee of this trust shall be personally liable for
contracts entered into on behalf of the trust unless the Trustee fails to reveal his or her
representative capacity and identify the trust estate in the contract. Further, the Trustee
shall not be personally liable for contracts or torts in connection with the administration
of the trust unless the Trustee is personally at fault. See Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 456 Section 456.10-1010.
25. COMPENSATION: Any beneficiary of this Trust serving as Trustee shall do so
without compensation for his or her services, except that the Trustee shall be
reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in the administration of the Trust. Any
Trustee not a beneficiary hereunder shall be compensated at the rate customarily
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charged by commercial trust companies for services as a trustee of an inter vivos trust
in the State of Missouri, unless such compensation is waived by the Trustee.
26. BOND AND QUALIFICATIONS: Bond shall not 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 is hereby relieved of the requirement of filing any document
and accounting in any court or beneficiary.
27. SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE(S): No Successor Trustee shall be responsible for
acts of any prior Trustee. In the event a vacancy in the office of Trustee occurs and
there is no successor trustee, the existing Trustee, if one, and the beneficiaries may
agree to a non-judicial change in the trustee by amendment to this trust agreement. No
person shall be required to apply to any court in any jurisdiction for confirmation of said
appointment. A successor trustee of a trust shall succeed to all the powers, duties and
discretionary authority of the original trustee. Any appointment of a specific bank, trust
company, or corporation as trustee is conclusively presumed to authorize the
appointment or continued service of that entity's successor in interest in the event of a
merger, acquisition, or reorganization, and no court proceeding is necessary to affirm
the appointment or continuance of service.
28. REMOVAL OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES: A 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, stating 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
administration of the Trust and not for the purpose of influencing the exercise of the
discretionary powers of a Successor Trustee as granted by this instrument.
Removal of a Successor Trustee shall be effective upon delivery of the notice of
removal. The removed Trustee shall have a reasonable period of time to transfer
assets to his or her successor. In the event the successor Trustee believes that his or
her removal is improper, he or she may, but shall not be required to, apply to a court of
competent jurisdiction, at his or her expense, for a declaration of the propriety of the
removal. In that event, the removal shall be effective only upon the order of said court
and after any appeal. In the event the Successor Trustee prevails, he or she shall be
entitled to reimbursement from the Trust for reasonable costs and attorneys fees
associated with such action.
29. DELEGATION OF POWERS: Any management function of any Trust may be
delegated by any Trustee to any Successor Trustee, even if such Successor Trustee is
not then serving as Trustee. The terms of such delegation of power shall be any
conditions agreed to by the Trustees which are not detrimental to the Trust. Provided,
however, that the Trustee shall not delegate ALL of the trustee’s duties and
responsibilities.
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30. LIMITED AMENDMENT POWER: The Trustee shall enjoy a limited power to
amend management functions of this Trust only as may be required to facilitate the
convenient administration of this Trust, to deal with the unexpected or the unforeseen,
or to avoid unintended or adverse tax consequences. Any amendment under this
provision shall be in writing and must be consented to by the Trustor, if not then
deceased or incapacitated, or the beneficiaries of any Trust if the Trustor is deceased or
incapacitated. The amendment may be retroactive. This limited power to amend shall
not affect the rights of any beneficiary to enjoy Trust income or principal without the
consent of said beneficiaries. The dispositive provisions of any Trust shall not be
affected by this limited power to amend, and such power shall not be exercisable in
such any 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.
31. RESIGNATION OF TRUSTEE: Any Trustee may resign by writing filed among
the trust papers effective upon the trustees’ discharge. The resigning Trustee, or other
interested party, shall provide notice to all adult income beneficiaries and other adult
beneficiaries of the Trust. The resignation shall be effective upon agreement of all
parties entitled to notice, or thirty days after notice, whichever occurs first. See Missouri
Revised Statutes Chapter 456 Section 456.7-705.
32. NONLIABILITY FOR ACTION OR INACTION BASED ON LACK OF
KNOWLEDGE OF EVENTS. When the happening of any event, including but not
limited to such events as marriage, divorce, performance of educational requirements,
or death, affects the administration or distribution of the trust, a trustee who has
exercised reasonable care to ascertain the happening of the event is not liable for any
action or inaction based on lack of knowledge of the event. A corporate trustee is not
liable prior to receiving such knowledge or notice in its trust department office where the
trust is being administered.
33. TRUSTEE AS BENEFICIARY . A trustee who is also a beneficiary of the trust
may exercise powers to make:
(1) Discretionary distributions of either principal or income to or for the benefit of the
trustee;
(2) Discretionary allocations of receipts or expenses as between principal and
income; or
(3) Discretionary distributions of either principal or income to satisfy a legal obligation
of the trustee.
34. WAIVER OF ACCOUNTING. Except as otherwise provided herein, neither
this trust, nor any Trustee, shall be required to provide an accounting to any Beneficiary.
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ARTICLE XI
TRUST ADMINISTRATION
35. ALLOCATION TO PRINCIPAL AND INCOME – SEPARATE TRUSTS: All
expenses and all receipts of money or property paid or delivered to the Trustee may be
allocated to principal or income in the sole discretion of the Trustee. The Trustee, in a
reasonable and equitable manner, shall also have the discretion to allocate, in whole or
in part:
(A) Expenses of administration of the Trust to income or principal.
(B) Fees of the Trustee to income or principal.
(C) Any expense of Trust administration or administration of its assets which
are deductible for Federal Income Tax purposes to income.
(D) The gains or losses from option trading, and capital gains distributions
from utility shares, on mutual funds, or tax managed funds to income; and
(E) To income or principal, distributions from qualified or non-qualified pension
plans, profit sharing plans, IRA accounts or deferred compensation
arrangements.
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 the 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 division thereof by appropriate entries in the books of account only, and to
allocate to each whole 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.
36. ALIENATION: Excepting the Trustor, n o income or principal beneficiary of any
Trust 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 liable for or subject to the debts, liabilities or obligations of such
beneficiary or claims of any sort against such beneficiary.
37. TERMINATION OF TRUST: Should the aggregate principal of any Trust at any
time be valued at Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) or less, the Trustee may, in his or
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her sole discretion, terminate such Trust and distribute the assets of the Trust to the
beneficiaries in proportion to each beneficiary’s share of the Trust.
38. ELECTIONS: The Trustee and the Personal Representative of the Trustor's
estate will have various options in the exercise of discretionary powers, and 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,
subject only to the 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 which may affect the administration of Trust income or principal.
39. BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION: Upon written designation by the Trustor of a
beneficiary for a qualified plan or IRA benefits made payable to this Trust, the Trustee
shall distribute the right to receive such benefits to the designated beneficiary. If no
such designation of beneficiary exists, the Trustor grants to the Trustee the power, on
behalf of the Trustor, to distribute the right to receive such benefits as a part of the
share which is otherwise to be distributed to any beneficiary, 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.
40. CERTIFICATE OF TRUST: T he Trustee is hereby authorized and granted all
powers necessary to execute a Certificate 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 identity of any current Trustee. Any person receiving an original or
photocopy of said Certificate 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.
41. REGISTRATION OF TRUST ASSETS: Assets of this Trust during the Trustor’s
lifetime shall be registered as follows: __________________ , Trustee, or his or her
successors in trust, under THE __________________ REVOCABLE TRUST, dated the
_____ day of ______________ , 20 ___ , and any amendments thereto.
42. TAX IDENTIFICATION: This Trust shall be identified during the Trustor’s lifetime
by the Trustor's Social Security Number __________________ . Upon the Trustor’s
death, the Trustee shall then apply to the IRS for a tax identification number for the
Trust and any other Trust created by this Trust Agreement.
43. SPENDTHRIFT CLAUSE: The interest of any Beneficiary of this Trust in the
income and principal shall not be subject to claims of his or her creditors, or others, or
be liable to attachment, execution, or other process or law and no Beneficiary shall have
the right to encumber, hypothecate, or alienate his or her interest in any of the trust in
any manner except as provided herein. Nor may a creditor compel a trustee to make a
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discretionary transfer to a beneficiary. Where the trustee is also a beneficiary, restraint
on transfer is invalid against transferees or creditors of the Trustor. In no case shall a
disclaimer by a beneficiary be considered a transfer to that Beneficiary. See Missouri
Revised Statutes Chapter 456 Section 456.5-502.
44. PERPETUITIES CLAUSE: A ll Trusts created by this instrument and interests
therein shall vest in their then beneficiary twenty-one years after the death of the last of
the issue of the Trustor who was alive when the Trustor died, notwithstanding any
provision of this Trust to the contrary. No provision of an instrument creating a trust,
including the provisions of any further trust created, and no other disposition of property
made pursuant to exercise of a power of appointment granted in or created through
authority under such instrument is invalid under the rule against perpetuities, or any
similar statute or common law, during the said time period.
ARTICLE XII
TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
The terms below, as used throughout this Trust Agreement, shall have the following
meaning
45. INCAPACITATED: For the purposes of this Trust Agreement, if a Trustee or a
beneficiary, is under a legal disability, or by reason of illness, 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.
46. REHABILITATION: For the purposes of this Trust Agreement, as a Trustee or
as a beneficiary, 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 his or her own affairs. Upon
rehabilitation, his or her successors shall relinquish all powers and be relieved of all
duties, and the rehabilitated party shall resume the duties and powers he or she had
prior to incapacity.
47. GUARDIANSHIP: During any period of incapacity or incompetence, t he Trustor
does hereby nominate as Guardian of the Trustor’s property the same person(s) in
name and order of succession who serve as Trustee as provided herein.
48. SURVIVORSHIP: This Agreement shall be binding upon the heirs, personal
representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
49. APPLICABLE LAW: This Agreement shall in all respects be construed and
regulated according to the laws of the State of Missouri. Should any Trust or asset of
any Trust be administered in another State, this Trust may be regulated by the laws of
that State if required to avoid excessive administration expenses or to uphold the
validity of any terms of this Trust.
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50. TRUSTEE AND TRUST: The term “Trustee" refers to the single, multiple and
Successor Trustee, who at any time may be appointed and acting in a fiduciary capacity
under the terms of this agreement. Where appropriate, the term `Trust" refers to any
trust created by this agreement.
51. 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.
52. IRC: The term "IRC" refers to the Internal Revenue Code and its valid
regulations.
53. 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.
54. 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.
55. 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 their possession, no matter how old, without recertification, verification, or
further inquiry.
56. MERGER: The doctrine of merger shall not apply to any interests under any
Trust.
57. REPRESENTATION: In any Trust matter a beneficiary whose interest is subject
to a condition (such as 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 disabled person.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, on this the day of , 20 , Trustor,
and Trustee have signed this Instrument.
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TRUSTOR
Print Name: ________________________
TRUSTOR
Print Name: ________________________
TRUSTEE
Print Name: ________________________
STATE OF MISSOURI
COUNTY OF __________________
On this ______ day of __________________ in the year ____________ ,
before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared
______________________________ , known to me to be the person(s)
whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged that
he/she/they executed the same for the purposes therein contained.
In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
Notary Public
Print Name:
________________________
My commission expires: ___________
STATE OF MISSOURI
COUNTY OF __________________
On this ______ day of __________________ in the year ____________ ,
before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared
______________________________ , known to me to be the person(s)
whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged that
he/she/they executed the same for the purposes therein contained.
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In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
Notary Public
Print Name:
________________________
My commission expires: ___________
STATE OF MISSOURI
COUNTY OF __________________
On this ______ day of __________________ in the year ____________ ,
before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared
______________________________ , known to me to be the person(s)
whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged that
he/she/they executed the same for the purposes therein contained.
In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
Notary Public
Print Name:
________________________
My commission expires: ___________
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THE __________________ REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST
Schedule A
The sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) in cash.
TOGETHER WITH:
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