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Grantor (the trust creator) can be a trustee: The grantor can act as a trustee during their lifetime, and is not forced to relinquish control of the assets placed in the trust. Cons
Whereas an ordinary trust has just one trustee, a joint trust has multiple co-trustees. This is a common choice for married couples, especially when the plan is for the surviving spouse to receive ...
A nominee trust is a legal arrangement whereby a person, termed the settlor, appoints another person, termed the "nominee" or "trustee", to be the owner of the legal title to some property. [1] Although the legal title is transferred to the nominee, the beneficial ownership of the property is transferred to a third person, termed the beneficiary .
A resulting trust is an implied trust that comes into existence by operation of law, where property is transferred to someone who pays nothing for it; and then is implied to hold the property for the benefit of another person. The trust property is said to "result" or revert to the transferor (as an implied settlor).
A trust may be created by: (1) transfer of property to another person as trustee during the settlor's lifetime or by will or other disposition taking effect upon the settlor's death; (2) declaration by the owner of property that the owner holds identifiable property as trustee; or (3) exercise of a power of appointment in favor of a trustee. [76]
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Estate planning is the process of anticipating and arranging for the management and disposal of a person's estate during the person's life in preparation for future incapacity or death. The planning includes the bequest of assets to heirs, loved ones, and/or charity, and may include minimizing gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes.
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