THE
ZZZ
REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST
JOINT DECLARATION OF TRUST
We, XXX and YYY, declare ourselves Trustees (hereaf ter
“Trustee”) of the property identified in the attach ed Schedule of
Property. The trust property so identified, any pr operty added to
the trust in accordance with the provisions of this instrument,
and all investments and reinvestments thereof (“tru st principal”)
shall be held upon the following terms:
ARTICLE I
This instrument, and the initial trust hereby evide nced, as
from time to time amended, may be designated THE ZZZ REVOCABLE
LIVING TRUST.
ARTICLE II
Commencing as of the date of this instrument and du ring our
lives and the life of the survivor, the Trustee sha ll administer
the trust principal and any net income thereof as f ollows:
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A. The Trustee shall distribute to us or apply for our
benefit such amounts of net income and principal, e ven to the
extent of exhausting principal, as the Trustee beli eves desirable
from time to time for our health, support in reason able comfort,
best interests, and welfare, considering all circum stances and
factors deemed pertinent by the Trustee. Any undis tributed net
income shall be accumulated and added to principal, as from time
to time determined by the Trustee. B. In addition, the Trustee shall distribute to us o r
others such amounts of net income and principal as either of us or
both of us may from time to time direct in writing, except that if
the Trustee believes that either of us is unable to manage our
business affairs properly because of advanced age, illness, or
other cause, the Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion,
decide not to honor our written direction.
ARTICLE III
As of the date of death of the last of us to die, t he Trustee
shall provide for payment out of the trust principa l, without
seeking reimbursement or recovery from any person, of all (a) our
legally enforceable debts, including debts owed by either of us to
a Trustee individually, except debts which constitu te a lien or
encumbrance on real property, (b) the expenses of t he last illness
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and funeral, (c) the administration expenses payable by reason of
death, and (d) the estate, inheritance, and other d eath taxes
(including interest and penalties, if any, but excl uding any
generation-skipping tax) payable in any jurisdictio n by reason of
death (including those administration expenses and death taxes
payable with respect to assets which do not pass un der this trust)
other than that part of any such death taxes attrib utable to
property in which either of us have a qualifying in come interest
for life or over which either of us have a power of appointment
and with respect to which the personal representati ve 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 incl udable in the
gross estate of either of us for federal estate tax purposes, nor
any property derived originally from any such amoun t.
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ARTICLE IV
A. As of the date of death of the last of us to die, 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 ours or from any other
source), as follows to the following beneficiaries in the
percentages listed:
Beneficiary Percentage of Trust Principal
1. XYZ 33%
2. XYZ 33%
3. XYZ 33%
If any beneficiary is deceased at the time of distr ibution,
then his/her share shall be distributed to the rema ining
beneficiaries/beneficiary. B. Despite the preceding provisions of this instru ment, the
Trustee may elect to withhold any property otherwis e distributable
under paragraph A of this Article of any beneficiar y 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
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beneficiary in which his or her interest is indefeasibly vested,
to be distributed to that beneficiary when he or sh e reaches the
age of twenty-one years, or before then if the Trus tee so elects.
The Trustee shall apply as much of the net income a nd principal of
the trust so retained as the Trustee believes desir able for the
health, support in reasonable comfort, education, b est interests,
and welfare of the beneficiary for whom the trust i s named,
considering all circumstances and factors deemed pe rtinent by the
Trustee. Any undistributed net income shall be acc umulated and
added to principal, as from time to time determined by the
Trustee. If the beneficiary dies before complete d istribution of
the trust, the Trustee shall distribute the remaini ng trust
principal to the personal representative of the est ate of the
beneficiary.
ARTICLE V
A. Any Trustee may resign at any time by giving pr ior
written notice to the other Trustee, or to the bene ficiary or
beneficiaries to whom the current trust income may or must then be
distributed.
B. Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs D an d E of
this Article: 1. If we both cease to act as Trustee hereunder due to
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death, AAA (“Successor One”) shall immediately (without court
appointment) assume the duties of Trustee and enter onto those
duties without any formality other than the giving of written
notice to the beneficiaries that AAA is assuming th e duties of
Trustee hereunder. If AAA does not assume such dut ies, for any
reason, then BBB (“Successor Two”) shall, ten (10) days after
written notice to Successor One of his/her intentio n to do so,
enter onto such duties if Successor One shall have continued to
fail to assume such duties. If one of us should cea se to act as
Trustee hereunder for any reason, the other may con tinue to act as
Trustee in his/her sole capacity, or the one contin uing as Trustee
may appoint Successor One or Successor Two, in that order, to
serve with him or her in the capacity of Trustee. No court
appointment shall be necessary; provided, however, that the
appointment to serve as Trustee must be made in wri ting. Upon the
death of either of us serving in the capacity of Tr ustee with a
successor Trustee, the successor Trustee may carry out the duties
of Trustee without the need of appointment of anoth er person to
serve with him/her. If at any time any successor Trustee named above, o r any
beneficiary of this trust, should believe that eith er or both of
us are unable to continue as Trustees due to senili ty, disability
or incompetency, such person may remove the person believed to be
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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 effect ively handle
the duties of Trustee due to senility, disability o r incompetency.
The written opinion of such licensed medical doctor shall state
whether the condition causing such inability is tem porary or
permanent, and if temporary, an estimate of the len gth 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, b ut shall not,
on its own, be conclusive on the issue; provided, h owever, that no
person other than the person sought to be removed s hall have
standing at any time to file any action in any cour t 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 condit ion. Once the
facilities of the removed Trustee are restored, he/ she may re-
enter upon the duties of Trustee by giving notice o f removal to
any successor and to the beneficiaries.
3. 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 th e person or
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persons indicated in paragraph F of this Article shall, by written
instrument, appoint any person, or any bank or trus t 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, app rove 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 a t any time
acting hereunder is merged with or transfers substa ntially all of
its assets to another corporation, or is in any oth er manner
reorganized or reincorporated, the resulting or tra nsferee
corporation shall become Trustee in place of its co rporate
predecessor. E. Any substitute Trustee shall have all of the ti tle,
powers, and discretion of the original Trustee. F. A successor Trustee may be appointed pursuant to
paragraph B of this Article and the accounts of the Trustee may be
approved pursuant to paragraph C of this Article by either of us,
if then living, or after our deaths, by a majority i n number of
the beneficiaries to whom the current trust income may or must
then be distributed. If any person so entitled to act is then
under legal disability, the instrument of appointme nt or approval
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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-appo inted guardian)
of any person for whose estate no guardian has been appointed.
G. No successor Trustee shall be personally liable f or any
act or failure to act of a predecessor Trustee. Wi th the approval
of the person or persons indicated in paragraph F o f this Article
who may approve the accounts of the Trustee, a succ essor Trustee
may accept the account furnished, if any, and the p roperty
delivered by or for a predecessor Trustee without l iability for so
doing, and such acceptance shall be a full and comp lete discharge
to the predecessor Trustee.
ARTICLE VI
With respect to any life insurance policies or empl oyee
benefit plans made payable to the Trustee, we direc t that:
A. The Trustee shall have no responsibility for pa yment of
premiums or assessments on the policies, or respons ibility 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 applic ation of any
proceeds; B. The Trustee’s receipt and release shall release a nd
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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 a gainst all
expenses of suit, including legal fees.
ARTICLE VII
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 hereo f, the
provisions of which are hereby expressly incorporat ed herein by
reference. The Trustee shall also have the followi ng powers,
which are in addition to all common law and statuto ry powers, and
in addition to all other powers granted to the Trus tee by this
Trust, which shall continue after the termination o f any of the
trusts created by this Trust for the purpose of the distribution
of all or any portion of the trust property, and wh ich may be
exercised at any time by the Trustee without approv al 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 mortg age, in such
manner and on such terms as the Trustee in its sole discretion may
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deem advisable, any property, real or personal, which at any time
may constitute a part of the trust property.
B. To purchase any assets from each Settlor's esta te at fair
market value in such quantities as the Trustee deem s 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 withou t 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 ot her
instruments necessary or proper for the exercise of any power
granted to the Trustee.
E. To invest or reinvest in and retain as an inves tment any
property which in the opinion of the Trustee is sui table for the
purposes of the Trust, although of a kind or an amo unt which
otherwise might not be regarded as a proper trust i nvestment, and
specifically, but without limitation, to invest in one or more
mutual funds, limited partnerships, and annuity fun ds; provided,
however, that either Settlor may specify in a writi ng delivered to
any Trustee other than a Settlor, the kind, amount, and date of
any investment of all or part of the Settlor's shar e of the trust
property to be made by the Trustee and the broker-d ealer or
registered representative through whom the investme nt shall be
made.
F. To enter into any withdrawal plan with any mutu al funds
authorizing payment to the Settlors, the survivor o f them or to
any other beneficiary, of a specified monthly or qu arterly amount
payable from income dividends, capital gains distri butions, and,
to the extent necessary, from the proceeds of liquid ation of
shares of any mutual fund, to enter into any accumu lation plan
with any mutual fund authorizing reinvestment of in come dividends
and capital gains distributions and permitting furt her periodic or
other investments in any mutual fund, to deposit sh ares of any
mutual fund with a custodian or other agent, and to keep any or
all securities constituting a part or all of the tr ust property in
the name of a custodian or other agent pursuant to any withdrawal
plan or accumulation plan. Neither the custodian n or other agent,
nor the fund, nor its transfer agent shall be under any duty to
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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 provisi ons 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 D eclaration of
Trust or any of its provisions.
G. To vote either in person or by general or limit ed 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 Settlors dur ing their
lifetimes, and thereafter for the named beneficiari es.
H. To deposit any securities constituting a part o r all of
the trust property with or under the direction of a ny committee
formed to protect the securities and to participate in, consent to
or carry out any reorganization, consolidation, mer ger,
liquidation, readjustment of the financial structur e, or sale of
the assets of any corporation or other organization and to
exercise conversion and subscription rights, and ho ld any property
received pursuant to any exchange, deposit, conversi on, 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, with out disclosing
their fiduciary capacity.
J. To determine how all receipts from any source a nd all
disbursements for any purpose shall be credited, ch arged or
apportioned between the trust property and the inco me of the trust
property, all without regard to general rules of la w, and
specifically, but without limitation, to make that determination
in regard to stock and cash dividend rights, and al l other
receipts in respect of the ownership of stock.
K. To purchase or retain stock which pays dividend s in whole
or in part, otherwise than in cash.
L. To pay, prosecute, extend, renew, modify, conte st or
compromise, upon such terms as the Trustee may dete rmine, and upon
such evidence as the Trustee may deem sufficient, a ny obligation
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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 delega te to them
duties, rights, and powers of the Trustee, includin g, among
others, the right to vote on shares of stock consti tuting a part
or all of the trust property, for periods and purpo ses 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 which su ch Trustee
would otherwise be entitled to receive for services as a Trustee.
N. To receive property in trust from the Settlors, 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 pr operty with
respect to the amortization, depreciation, or deple tion of any of
the trust property, all without regard to the gener al rules of law
on the subject.
P. To hold, manage, invest, and account for the pr incipal of
each trust under Article 3 either as a separate fun d or commingled
with the principal of any or all of the other trust s as a single
fund, as the Trustee in its sole discretion may det ermine, and if
commingled as a single fund, making the division on ly upon books
of account and allocating to each trust its proport ionate part of
the principal and income of the common fund, and ch arging against
each trust its proportionate part of the common exp enses, which
expenses may be further apportioned between the inc ome and
principal of each trust under subparagraphs (J) and (O).
Q. To buy, sell, and trade in securities of any na ture,
including short sales, on margin, and for such purp oses 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 allow the surviving spouse to occupy and use until his
or her death, the home (or any interest therein) us ed by either or
both Settlors as a principal residence at the time of the decedent
Settlor’s death. The surviving spouse shall not be required to
pay rent for such use of the home, and upon his or her direction,
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may have the Trustee sell such house and reinvest such proceeds as
the surviving spouse so directs.
S. To elect the mode of payment which appears to be the
most advantageous to the trust and beneficiaries, i f not
previously elected, of any employee benefit plans o r retirement
plans wherein the Trustee is named as beneficiary.
T. To continue to participate in any business or oth er
enterprise at the risk of the trust estate and to e ffect
incorporation, dissolution or other change in the f orm of
organization of the business or enterprise.
At any time that either of the Settlors or any succ essor
Trustee is acting as a Trustee, the sole signature of a Settlor or
of a successor Trustee as a Trustee shall be suffic ient to execute
proxies or powers of attorney, to vote any securiti es or other
assets, to execute stock powers or other endorsemen ts of
securities or any other negotiable instruments regi stered, issued
or drawn in the name of or to the order of the Trus tee for the
purpose of effecting assignment, transfer or delive ry, and to sign
checks or orders to pay on deposits, accounts, or c redit balances
of the Trustee with any bank, banker, broker, or tr ust company.
No person or corporation dealing with the Trustee s hall 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.
ARTICLE VIII
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A. We reserve to ourselves all rights now or hereafter
vested in us as owners of any life insurance polici es made payable
to the Trustee, including the rights to change bene ficiaries, to
borrow money (from the issuing companies, the banki ng department
of any corporate Trustee acting hereunder, or other s) 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 (i n which event
the Trustee shall have no duty to seek their return ).
B. We reserve the right from time to time during our lives,
by written instrument delivered to the Trustee (or, if we are
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 increa se the duties
of the Trustee or decrease Trustee compensation wit hout the
written consent of the Trustee, and if this instrum ent is
completely revoked, all trust property and policies of insurance
held by the Trustee shall be transferred and delive red to us or as
we may otherwise direct in writing.
WITNESS our signatures and seals:
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_____________________________
Witness XXX
Settlor and Trustee
_____________________________ ________________ _____________
Witness YYY
Settlor and Trustee
STATE OF VIRGINIA )
)ss
CITY/COUNTY OF ___________________ )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ____
day of __________________, 2006, by XXX and YYY.
________________________
Notary Public
My commission expires:
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SCHEDULE A
LIST OF ENTRUSTED ASSETS
A. $10.00 cash.
B. All furniture, furnishings, fixtures, and perso n items
now and hereafter located in all real property refe rred to in this
Article as attachments, or in any other location, i t being the
intention of the Settlors to transfer all, or subst antially all of
their assets, present and future, to this Living Tr ust in order to
have little or no probate estate. Either or both S ettlors may,
however, leave a written memorandum with their othe r important
papers devising specific items of personalty to certain
beneficiaries. Any such memoranda shall be given e ffect.
C. All life insurance policies on Settlors' lives,
identifying copies of which are attached.
D. All real property referred to in the attached co pies of
deeds.
E. All stocks, bonds, and other securities, identi fying
copies of which are attached.
F. Contents of safety deposit boxes.
Bank: Box Numbe r:
Address:
Bank: Box Numbe r:
Address:
G. Accounts as listed herein, or identifying copie s of which
are attached:
Checking:
Savings:
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Brokerage:
H. Other items in trust: Date added Date Deleted
ITEMS /Initials /Initials
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15. SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE(S) B, ETC.
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DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL EFFECTSLetter of Instructions
Pursuant to Article VIII B of THE ZZZ REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST, I,
the undersigned XXX and YYY, hereby direct our Trustee(s) to
distribute the below-listed personal effects and personal property to
the below-named persons: Item Beneficiary Relationship______________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________ _ ____________________________ XXX ____________________________
YYY
STATE OF VIRGINIA )
) ss
CITY/COUNTY OF ___________________ )
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The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ____ day
of ______________, 2006, by XXX and YYY.
___________________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:_____________