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Trusts (Creation (Modification: What happens depends on the party seeking…
Trusts
Creation
Res: trust property, settlor places title to the trust property and delivers to the trustee by:
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a testamentary trust (testator can direct the executor of his will ti distribute property to a trustee
Identifiable beneficiary: Except for charitable trusts, trust must have definite or ascertainable beneficiaries. Beneficiaries are equitable owners of trust property
Trustee: must have mental capacity to administer the trust. Cannot be a minor or a mentally incompetent person. Corporations are allowed to be trustees. State statutes may impose additional requirements on corporations as trustees. A settlor can create a truste naming herself a trustee.
Property purpose: virtually any purpose except an illegal purpose, a purpose that violates the Rule against Perpetuities, or a purpose contrary to public policy
Intent: present intent to create a trust now, not in the future. No particular words required, not even "trust"; just a manifestation of intent to create a trust
Statute of Frauds and Statute of Wills, if necessary
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