1THE
REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST
DECLARATION OF TRUST
I, , declare myself trustee (hereafter, “trustee”) of the property identified in the attached
Schedule of Property. The designation “trustee” will also be used to refer to any and all persons
serving as a successor trustee under this instrument. The trust property so identified, and any property
added to the trust in accordance with the provisions of this instrument, and all investments and
reinvestments thereof (“trust principal”) shall be held upon the following terms:
ARTICLE I
This instrument, and the initial trust hereby evidenced, as from time to time amended, may be
designated THE REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST.
ARTICLE II
Commencing as of the date of this instrument and during my life, the trustee shall administer
the trust principal and any net income thereof as follows:
A. The trustee shall distribute to me or apply for my benefit such amounts of net income
and principal, even to the extent of exhausting principal, as the trustee believes desirable from time
to time for my health, support in reasonable comfort, best interests, and welfare, considering all
circumstances and factors deemed pertinent by the trustee. Any undistributed net income shall be
2accumulated and added to principal, as from time to time determined by the trustee.
B. In addition, the trustee shall distribute to me or others such amounts of net income and
principal as I may from time to time direct in writing, except that if the trustee believes that I am
unable to manage my business affairs properly because of advanced age, illness, or other cause, the
trustee may, in the trustee’s sole discretion, decide not to honor my written direction.
ARTICLE III
As of the date of my death, the trustee shall provide for payment out of the trust principal,
without seeking reimbursement or recovery from any person, of all (a) my legally enforceable debts,
including debts owed by me to a trustee individually, except debts which constitute a lien or
encumbrance on real property, (b) the expenses of the last illness and funeral, (c) the administration
expenses payable by reason of death, and (d) the estate, inheritance, and other death taxes (including
interest and penalties, if any, but excluding any generation-skipping tax) payable in any jurisdiction by
reason of death (including those administration expenses and death taxes payable with respect to assets
which do not pass under this trust) other than that part of any such death taxes attributable to property
in which I have a qualifying income interest for life or over which I have a power of appointment and
with respect to which the personal representative of the estate shall be authorized to seek
reimbursement or recovery. However, none of the preceding items shall be paid out of amounts
received by the trustee that are not otherwise includable in my gross estate for federal estate tax
purposes, nor any property derived originally from any such amount.
3ARTICLE IV
A. As of the date of my death, but after providing for the payments, if any, required by Article
III of this instrument, the trustee shall distribute the remaining trust principal (including property to
which the trustee may be entitled under any will of mine or from any other source) to the following
beneficiaries in the percentages listed:
Beneficiary Percentage of Trust Principal
1. 20%
2. 20%
3. 20%
4. 20%
5. 20%
If any beneficiary is deceased at the time of distribution, then his/her share shall be distributed to
the remaining beneficiaries/beneficiary.
B. Despite the preceding provisions of this instrument, the trustee may elect to withhold any
property otherwise distributable under paragraph A of this Article of any beneficiary who has not
reached the age of twenty-one years and may retain the property for that beneficiary in a separate trust
named for that beneficiary in which his or her interest is indefeasibly vested, to be distributed to that
beneficiary when he or she reaches the age of twenty-one years, or before then if the trustee so elects.
The trustee shall apply as much of the net income and principal of the trust so retained as the trustee
believes desirable for the health, support in reasonable comfort, education, best interests, and welfare
of the beneficiary for whom the trust is named, considering all circumstances and factors deemed
4pertinent by the trustee. Any undistributed net income shall be accumulated and added to principal, as
from time to time determined by the trustee. If the beneficiary dies before complete distribution of the
trust, the trustee shall distribute the remaining trust principal to the personal representative of the estate
of the beneficiary.
ARTICLE V
SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST PROVISION FOR
A. Intent to Create Special Needs Trust . For ’s share of the trust property, there is to
be created a “Special Needs Trust,” with the expectation and intent that this trust, as further funded
from time to time by lifetime and testamentary gifts, will provide for our son , , extra and
supplemental care, maintenance, support and education in addition to and over and above the
benefits may otherwise receive as a result of his handicap or disability from any local, state
or federal government, or from any other public or private agencies, any of which provide services
or benefits to or for the benefit of persons who are handicapped or disabled. It is our express
purpose that the trust estate be used only to supplement other benefits received by or paid on behalf
of .
B. Expenditures for . The Trustee shall administer and distribute the Trust Estate as
follows: The Trustee shall pay to or apply for the benefit of such sums out of the income or
principal of the Trust Estate as the Trustee, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, considers necessary or
appropriate for ’s special needs. As used herein, “special needs” refers to the requisites for
maintaining ’s happiness, welfare and development when, in the discretion of the Trustee, such
requisites are not being provided by any public agency, office or department of any state or local
5government, or of the United States. “Special needs” shall include but not be limited to, spending
money (i.e., money to purchase appropriate gifts for relatives and friends), small visual and/or audio
equipment for entertainment purposes (i.e., radio, record player, television set), vacations, including,
but not limited to, vacation and recreation trips away from places of residence, expenses for a traveling
companion if requested or necessary, entertainment expenses and transportation costs; provided,
however, that the Trustee is under no obligation to expend principal or income for such needs, but if
the Trustee, in its discretion, decides to do so, in no case shall the Trustee pay or reimburse any
amounts to the federal or state governments, or any subdivision thereof.
This Trust is to be considered as a discretionary trust and not a basic support trust. The Trust
Estate shall not be used to provide basic food, clothing or shelter, nor be available to for
conversion for such items unless all local, state and federal benefits for which is eligible as a
result of his disability have first been fully expended for such expenses.
C. Duty to Seek Support . Because is disabled and unable to maintain and support
himself independently, the Trustee shall, in the exercise of best judgment and fiduciary duty, seek
support and maintenance for from all available public resources, including, but not limited
to, Social Security Administration benefits, Veterans Administration benefits, Supplemental
Security Income (SSI), U.S. Civil Service Commission benefits, state medical benefits, Medicaid
and federal Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI); and in that regard, the Trustee shall
collect, expend and account for separately all such governmental assistance benefits, but not
commingle them with these trust funds. In addition, in making distributions to for his special
needs, as herein defined, the Trustee shall take into consideration the applicable resource limitations
of the public assistance programs for which is eligible.
6 D. Undistributed Income . Any net income not distributed by the Trustee shall be accumulated
and added to principal.
E. Non-Productive Property . The Trustee may invest in and hold property that is used as the
principal residence, furniture, automobile, and other items meeting the "special needs" of
despite the fact that such property is nonproductive of income. Other non - productive property may
also be held by the Trustee; provided, however, shall have the power to require the Trustee
to convert such other non-productive into productive property. This power shall be exercised by
in a written instrument delivered to the Trustee.
F. Restriction on Corpus . It is further our intention that no part of the corpus of the trust
created herein shall be used to supplant or replace public assistance benefits of any state or federal
agency which has a legal responsibility to serve persons with disabilities which are the same or
similar to the impairments of .
G. Provisions on Termination . In the event that it is determined, by either a court or an
authority of competent jurisdiction, that this trust renders ineligible to receive any
governmental assistance benefits to which would otherwise be entitled, or if the Trustee, in
its discretion, determines that, notwithstanding any other provisions set forth herein, this trust may
be subject to garnishment, attachment, execution or bankruptcy proceedings by a creditor of
or by the federal or state government, or any agency or subdivision thereof, then the Trustee shall
terminate this trust and distribute the remaining principal and accrued income, in equal shares, to
7our then living descendants (other than ), per stirpes . In that regard, We request, but do not
direct, that such recipients conserve, manage and distribute the proceeds of the former trust estate
for the benefit of in accordance with the provisions set forth in this trust for his benefit. In
determining whether the existence of this trust for the benefit of has the effect of rendering
ineligible to receive any governmental assistance benefits to which would otherwise
be entitled, the Trustee is hereby granted full and complete discretion to initiate administrative
and/or judicial proceedings for the purpose of determining eligibility, and all costs related thereto,
including reasonable attorney’s fees, shall be a proper charge to the trust estate.
H. Payment of Death Expenses . Upon the death of the Trustee, in the Trustee’s
discretion, may pay all or a portion of any one or more of the expenses of ’s last illness,
funeral, burial, administration, probate and taxes, if the Trustee shall determine that it is impossible
or impracticable for ’s estate to do so and that no other provisions for such payment thereof
have been made.
I. Final Distribution . Upon the death of , the undistributed balance of his trust shall
thereupon be distributed, subject to Article V, in equal shares among our then living descendants,
per stirpes .
J. Support . Distributions for support may include distributions for the necessities of food,
clothing, transportation, shelter and similar needs, as well as distributions for a beneficiary's
maintenance in reasonable comfort and support in his or her accustomed manner of living.
8 K. Medical Care . Distributions for medical care may include distributions for the payment of
medical insurance, medical and dental fees, equipment and drugs, hospital and nursing home care
(regardless of length of time), services of private nurses and companions, and psychiatric care and
counseling, and may include medical care for such beneficiary's last illness.
L. Education . Distributions for education may include distributions for attendance at or
enrollment in preparatory, religious, undergraduate, graduate, professional and vocational schools,
public or private, and wherever located, and may include tuition, room, board, books, transportation
and other living and incidental expenses.
M. Best Interests . Distributions for the best interests of a beneficiary may include distributions
to enable a beneficiary to purchase an automobile, make a down payment on the purchase of a
home, or furnish a home consistent with a comfortable standard of living, to travel, to invest a
reasonable amount in business enterprises in which the beneficiary would be an active participant,
or to make gifts to such beneficiary’s descendants or for charitable purposes. Distributions for the
best interests of a minor beneficiary also may include distributions to enable him or her to attend
summer camp, or to participate in recreational activities such as music, dance or gymnastic lessons
or athletic leagues.
N. Consideration of Beneficiary’s Resources and Tax Consequences . In considering
distributions to or for the benefit of any beneficiary the Trustee may, but need not, consider the
income and resources of such beneficiary from all sources known to the Trustee, the obligations of
such beneficiary to support others, and the obligations of others to support such beneficiary. The
9Trustee shall be entitled to rely on a statement of the beneficiary’s assets signed and certified to be
correct by the beneficiary or his or her parent or guardian. The Trustee also can consider the tax
consequences resulting from any decision to accumulate or to distribute income or principal.
ARTICLE VI
A. Any trustee may resign at any time by giving prior written notice to the other trustee, or to
the beneficiary or beneficiaries to whom the current trust income may or must then be distributed.
B. Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs D and E of this Article:
1. If I cease to act as trustee hereunder due to death,
(“Successor One”) shall immediately (without court appointment) assume the duties of trustee and
enter onto those duties without any formality. If does not assume such duties,
for any reason, then (“Successor Two”) shall immediately (without court
appointment) assume the duties of trustee.
If at any time any successor trustee named above, or any beneficiary of this trust, should
believe that the designated trustee is unable to continue as trustee due to senility, disability or
incompetency, such person may remove the person believed to be unable to continue, by giving
written notice of removal to such person, together with a written certification by a licensed medical
doctor that such person is unable to effectively handle the duties of trustee due to senility, disability or
incompetency. The written opinion of such licensed medical doctor shall state whether the condition
causing such inability is temporary or permanent, and if temporary, an estimate of the length of time
such condition is likely to continue. The written opinion of such licensed medical doctor shall be
deemed to raise a presumption of the fact of senility, disability or incompetency, but shall not, on its
10own, be conclusive on the issue; provided, however, that no person other than the person sought to be
removed shall have standing at any time to file any action in any court to challenge such removal, or to
challenge the certification of the physician on which such removal was based. Any removal based on
a temporary condition shall continue only as long as the condition. Once the facilities of the removed
trustee are restored, he/she may re-enter upon the duties of trustee by giving notice of removal to any
successor and to the beneficiaries.
2. If Successor One and Successor Two or any other successor trustee appointed as
hereinafter provided, ceases to act as trustee hereunder for any reason, or is certified as unable to
continue by any licensed medical doctor, then the person or persons indicated in paragraph F of this
Article shall, by written instrument, appoint any person, or any bank or trust company, within the
continental United States, as successor trustee.
C. The person or persons indicated in paragraph F of this Article may at any time, by written
instrument, approve the accounts of the trustee with the same effect as if the accounts had been
approved by a court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of all necessary parties.
D. If any corporate trustee designated to act or at any time acting hereunder is merged with or
transfers substantially all of its assets to another corporation, or is in any other manner reorganized or
reincorporated, the resulting or transferee corporation shall become trustee in place of its corporate
predecessor.
E. As often as the trustee shall deem such action to be advantageous to the trusts or to any
beneficiary, the trustee may, by written instrument, resign and appoint as substitute trustee with respect
to all or any part of the trust principal, including property as to which the trustee cannot act, any
person, or any bank or trust company, within or outside the State of Virginia. The substitute trustee
shall have all of the title, powers, and discretion of the original trustee, but shall exercise the same
11under the supervision of the resigning trustee, who shall act as adviser to the substitute trustee. Upon
the removal or resignation of the substitute trustee, adviser may resume the office of trustee or may
continue to act as adviser and appoint another substitute trustee. Any adviser may receive reasonable
compensation for services as adviser.
F. A successor trustee may be appointed pursuant to sub-paragraph 2 of paragraph B of this
Article and the accounts of the trustee may be approved pursuant to paragraph C of this Article by me,
if then living, or after my death, by a majority in number of the beneficiaries whose names appear in
item IV A to whom property is to be distributed after my death. If any person so entitled to act is then
under legal disability, the instrument of appointment or approval may be signed on his or her behalf by
(i) the duly appointed guardian of his or her estate, (ii) either parent, or (iii) the guardian of the person
(whether or not a court-appointed guardian) of any person for whose estate no guardian has been
appointed.
G. The incumbent trustee shall have all of the title, powers, and discretion granted to the
original trustee, without court order or act of transfer. No successor trustee shall be personally liable
for any act or failure to act of a predecessor trustee. With the approval of the person or persons
indicated in paragraph F of this Article who may approve the accounts of the trustee, a successor
trustee may accept the account furnished, if any, and the property delivered by or for a predecessor
trustee without liability for so doing, and such acceptance shall be a full and complete discharge to the
predecessor trustee.
ARTICLE VII
With respect to any life insurance policies or employee benefit plans made payable to the
trustee, I direct that:
12A. The trustee shall have no responsibility for payment of premiums or assessments on the
policies, or responsibility to see that the premiums or assessments are paid by others, and the
companies issuing them shall have no responsibility to see to the fulfillment of any trust hereunder or
to the application of any proceeds;
B. The trustee’s receipt and release shall release and discharge any obligor for any payment
made and shall bind every trust beneficiary hereunder; and
C. The trustee shall have no duty to bring suit for payment of any of the policies or plan
benefits, unless the trustee holds funds out of which the trustee may be indemnified against all
expenses of suit, including legal fees.
ARTICLE VIII
TRUSTEE’S POWERS
The trustee shall have all the powers set forth in Virginia Code section 64.1-57 as in effect on
the date hereof, the provisions of which are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. The
trustee shall also have the following powers, which are in addition to all common law and statutory
powers, and in addition to all other powers granted to the trustee by this Trust, which shall continue
after the termination of any of the trusts created by this Trust for the purpose of the distribution of all
or any portion of the trust property, and which may be exercised at any time by the trustee without
approval from any court:
A. To purchase or sell at public or private sale, or to exchange, grant options to purchase,
lease, pledge, improve, repair, manage, insure, operate, control, and mortgage, in such manner and on
such terms as the trustee in its sole discretion may deem advisable, any property, real or personal,
13which at any time may constitute a part of the trust property.
B. To purchase any assets from the Settlor’s estate at fair market value in such quantities as the
trustee deems advisable, and to loan all or a portion of the trust property to each Settlor’s testamentary
estate, upon such terms and in such amount as the trustee deems advisable, and with or without taking
security.
C. To borrow money for any purpose, with or without security and to pledge securities or
other property, without regard to the term of the trust(s).
D. To execute all deeds, assignments, leases or other instruments necessary or proper for the
exercise of any power granted to the trustee.
E. To invest or reinvest in and retain as an investment any property which in the opinion of the
trustee is suitable for the purposes of the Trust, although of a kind or an amount which otherwise might
not be regarded as a proper trust investment, and specifically, but without limitation, to invest in one or
more mutual funds, limited partnerships, and annuity funds; provided, however, that either Settlor may
specify in a writing delivered to any Trustee other than a Settlor, the kind, amount, and date of any
investment of all or part of the Settlor’s share of the trust property to be made by the Trustee and the
broker-dealer or registered representative through whom the investment shall be made.
F. To enter into any withdrawal plan with any mutual funds authorizing payment to the
Settlor, his or her survivor, or to any other beneficiary, of a specified monthly or quarterly amount
payable from income dividends, capital gains distributions, and, to the extent necessary, from the
proceeds of liquidation of shares of any mutual fund, to enter into any accumulation plan with any
mutual fund authorizing reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains distributions and
permitting further periodic or other investments in any mutual fund, to deposit shares of any mutual
fund with a custodian or other agent, and to keep any or all securities constituting a part or all of the
14trust property in the name of a custodian or other agent pursuant to any withdrawal plan or
accumulation plan. Neither the custodian nor other agent, nor the fund, nor its transfer agent shall be
under any duty to inquire beyond the provisions of this subparagraph into the powers or duties of the
trustee, and to that extent the provisions of this subparagraph shall supersede any other provisions of
this Trust. Neither the custodian, nor other agent, nor the fund, nor its transfer agent shall be required
to see to the application of any payments made pursuant to any withdrawal plan, nor shall they assume
the responsibility for the validity of this Declaration of Trust or any of its provisions.
G. To vote either in person or by general or limited proxy, or to refrain from voting, any
corporate stock for any purpose not inconsistent with the trust(s) as will in the sole discretion of the
trustee be most beneficial for the Settlor during his or her lifetime, and thereafter for the named
beneficiaries.
H. To deposit any securities constituting a part or all of the trust property with or under the
direction of any committee formed to protect the securities and to participate in, consent to or carry out
any reorganization, consolidation, merger, liquidation, readjustment of the financial structure, or sale
of the assets of any corporation or other organization and to exercise conversion and subscription
rights, and hold any property received pursuant to any exchange, deposit, conversion, or subscription
as part of the trust property.
I. To keep any or all securities or other property constituting a part or all of the trust property
in the name of another person, or of a partnership or corporation, or in the name of the trustee, or of
any one or more of them, without disclosing their fiduciary capacity.
J. To determine how all receipts from any source and all disbursements for any purpose shall
be credited, charged or apportioned between the trust property and the income of the trust property, all
without regard to general rules of law, and specifically, but without limitation, to make that
15determination in regard to stock and cash dividend rights, and all other receipts in respect of the
ownership of stock.
K. To purchase or retain stock which pays dividends in whole or in part, otherwise than in
cash.
L. To pay, prosecute, extend, renew, modify, contest or compromise, upon such terms as the
trustee may determine, and upon such evidence as the trustee may deem sufficient, any obligation or
claim, including taxes, either in favor of or against the trust property, or the income of the trust
property.
M. To employ attorneys, banks, brokers, custodians, investment counsel, and other agents, and
to delegate to them duties, rights, and powers of the trustee, including, among others, the right to vote
on shares of stock constituting a part or all of the trust property, for periods and purposes as the trustee
in its sole discretion may deem advisable. Any agent shall be eligible to be so employed and to receive
and retain reasonable compensation or commissions for services rendered, the same to be in addition to
the compensation that such trustee would otherwise be entitled to receive for services as a trustee.
N. To receive property in trust from the Settlor, or from any other person, whether by will or
otherwise.
O. To determine whether and to what extent income of the trust property shall be transferred
to the trust property with respect to the amortization, depreciation, or depletion of any of the trust
property, all without regard to the general rules of law on the subject.
P. To hold, manage, invest, and account for the principal of each trust under Article 3 either as
a separate fund or commingled with the principal of any or all of the other trusts as a single fund, as
the trustee in its sole discretion may determine, and if commingled as a single fund, making the
division only upon books of account and allocating to each trust its proportionate part of the principal
16and income of the common fund, and charging against each trust its proportionate part of the common
expenses, which expenses may be further apportioned between the income and principal of each trust
under subparagraphs (J) and (O).
Q. To buy, sell, and trade in securities of any nature, including short sales, on margin, and for
such purposes may maintain and operate margin accounts with brokers, and may pledge any securities
held or purchased by them with such brokers as security for loans and advances.
R. To elect the mode of payment which appears to be the most advantageous to the trust and
beneficiaries, if not previously elected, of any employee benefit plans or retirement plans wherein the
trustee is named as beneficiary.
S. To continue to participate in any business or other enterprise at the risk of the trust estate
and to effect incorporation, dissolution or other change in the form of organization of the business or
enterprise.
At any time that the Settlor or any successor trustee is acting as a trustee, the sole signature of
the Settlor or of a successor trustee as a trustee shall be sufficient to execute proxies or powers of
attorney, to vote any securities or other assets, to execute stock powers or other endorsements of
securities or any other negotiable instruments registered, issued or drawn in the name of or to the order
of the trustee for the purpose of effecting assignment, transfer or delivery, and to sign checks or orders
to pay on deposits, accounts, or credit balances of the trustee with any bank, banker, broker, or trust
company.
No person or corporation dealing with the trustee shall be required to investigate the trustee’s
authority for entering into any transaction or to see to the application of the proceeds of any
transaction.
17ARTICLE IX
A. I reserve to myself all rights now or hereafter vested in me as owner of any life insurance
policies made payable to the trustee, including the rights to change beneficiaries, to borrow money
(from the issuing companies, the banking department of any corporate trustee acting hereunder, or
others) using the policies as security, to surrender the policies for cash, to receive dividends and all
other payments available to the owner, and to withdraw any policies held by the trustee (in which
event the trustee shall have no duty to seek their return).
B. I reserve the right from time to time during my life, by written instrument delivered to
the trustee (or, if I am trustee, by written instrument filed with the trust records), to amend or revoke
this instrument in whole or in part; provided, however, that no amendment may substantially increase
the duties of the trustee or decrease trustee compensation without the written consent of the trustee,
and if this instrument is completely revoked, all trust property and policies of insurance held by the
trustee shall be transferred and delivered to me or as I may otherwise direct in writing.
WITNESS my signature and seal:
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Settlor and Trustee
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Witness
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Witness
18STATE OF VIRGINIA )
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CITY/COUNTY OF )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of , 2006, by
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Notary Public
My Commission Expires:_____________
19SCHEDULE A
LIST OF ENTRUSTED ASSETS
A. $10.00 cash.
B. All furniture, furnishings, fixtures, and person items now and hereafter located in all real
property referred to in this Article as attachments, or in any other location, it being the intention of the
Settlor to transfer all, or substantially all of their assets, present and future, to this Living Trust in order
to have little or no probate estate. The Settlor may, however, leave a written memorandum with their
other important papers devising specific items of personalty to certain beneficiaries. Any such
memoranda shall be given effect .
C. All life insurance policies on Settlor’s life, identifying copies of which are attached.
D. All real property referred to in the attached copies of deeds.
E. All stocks, bonds, and other securities, identifying copies of which are attached.
F. Contents of safety deposit boxes.
Bank: Box Number
Address:
Bank: Box Number
Address:
G. Accounts as listed herein, or identifying copies of which are attached:
Checking:
Savings:
Brokerage:
H. Other items in trust:
Date added Date Deleted
ITEMS /Initials /Initials
201.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15. SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE(S) B, ETC.
DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL EFFECTS
Letter of Instructions
21 Pursuant to Article IX B of THE REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST, I, the undersigned
, hereby direct my Trustee(s) to distribute the below-listed personal effects and personal
property to the below-named persons:
Item Beneficiary Relationship
__ ________ __________
__ ________ __________
__ ________ __________
__ ________ __________
__ ________ __________
__ ________ __________
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STATE OF VIRGINIA )
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CITY/COUNTY OF )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of , 20 ,
by .
___________________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:_____________