trust agreement

Asset management contract

A trust agreement is a legal document that creates a trust, specifying how assets will be held and managed by a trustee for the benefit of designated beneficiaries.

It outlines the terms, conditions, and instructions governing the trust: The trust agreement named her children as beneficiaries.

Also called a trust deed or declaration of trust.

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beneficiary · legal document · fiduciary duty · peace of mind · probate law · contract · attorney-in-fact · estate planning · asset protection · executor · family legacy · notary · clause · irrevocable · provisions · inheritance · wealth · transfer

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Faculty of deliberate choice

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legal enforceability

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Unwritten mutual commitment

gentleman's agreement · moral obligation

asset control structure

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Unincorporated individual-owned business

liquid assets

Family

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