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A "blind trust" is payable whenever the terms of the trust say it is payable. A "blind trust" has no features that are different than any other trust except for the fact that the beneficiaries are not allowed to see where the trust assets are invested or influence how they should be invested.
A trust in which the executors have full discretion over the assets, and the trust beneficiaries have no knowledge of the holdings of the trust.
No. The trustee has full control over the assets in the trust. In a 'blind trust' the trustee must be completely independent. If the beneficiary is the trustee then the trustee is not completely independent.
You CAN get the assets back in a revocable trust. You CANNOT get the assets back in an irrevocable trust. An irrevocable trust cannot be terminated by the settler once it has been created. The settler transfers their assets into the trust and no longer has any rights of ownership in that property or the trust. The main reasons for setting up an irrevocable trust are estate planning and tax purposes. Generally, assets in an irrevocable trust are shielded from creditors.
Yes. However, the assets must be transferred to the trust and will no longer be "personal" assets. They will be under the control of the trustee of the trust. You should discuss your situation with an attorney who specializes in trust law in your state.
If the deceased's will leaves assets to a person but places them into a "trust" for that person, yes, they can.
Blind trust is translated 'confiance aveugle' in French.
Does the trust have assets in it?
The grantor has no control over the assets in an irrevocable trust. Those assets are under the control of the trustee.
Amalga Trust Company Inc., which had 1997 assets of $6.1 billion; First of America Trust Co., with 1998 assets of $14.4 billion; Imperial Trust Co., with 1997 assets of $9.3 billion; and Mercantile Trust Company N.A., with 1997 assets of $28.7 billion
The president is forced to place investments in a blind trust so that they do not have conflicts of interest while in office. They must declare their income as taxable income to the state.
You must read the provisions of that particular trust to determine how it directs that assets be distributed. A trust is managed according to the provisions set forth in the document that created the trust.