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Probate & Trust Law Section Conference Manual ... - Minnesota CLE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

I. RULE AGAINST PERPETUITY/TRUST DURATION........................................................... 3<br />

1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 3<br />

2. APPROACH TO REPEALING OR MODIFYING THE RAP ............................................................. 4<br />

3. CHANGE OF SITUS – CONSTRUCTIVE ADDITION .................................................................... 9<br />

4. CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................................... 10<br />

II. DIRECTED AND DELEGATED TRUSTS ........................................................................... 11<br />

1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 11<br />

2. PRUDENT INVESTOR ACT .................................................................................................... 11<br />

3. DIRECTED TRUSTS .............................................................................................................. 12<br />

4. TRUST PROTECTOR ............................................................................................................. 14<br />

5. SPECIAL PURPOSE ENTITIES ................................................................................................ 15<br />

6. THE TRUST INSTRUMENT .................................................................................................... 16<br />

7. DELEGATED TRUSTS ........................................................................................................... 17<br />

8. CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................................... 18<br />

III. MODIFICATION/REFORMATION OF TRUSTS .............................................................. 19<br />

1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 19<br />

2. MODIFICATION/REFORMATION ........................................................................................... 19<br />

3. SELECTED STATE STATUTES: .............................................................................................. 19<br />

5. INVESTMENT FLEXIBILITY .................................................................................................. 20<br />

6. OLD DISTRIBUTION STANDARDS (I.E., 33% AGE 25, 33% AGE 30, AND 33% AGE 35) ......... 20<br />

7. GRANDFATHERED GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER (GST) TAX TRUSTS ........................ 21<br />

8. CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................................... 21<br />

IV. DECANTING ........................................................................................................................ 22<br />

1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 22<br />

2. DECANTING PROCESS ......................................................................................................... 22<br />

3. STATE STATUTES ................................................................................................................ 23<br />

4. COMMON REASONS TO DECANT: ........................................................................................ 25<br />

5. CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................................... 25<br />

V. VIRTUAL REPRESENTATION ........................................................................................... 26<br />

1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 26<br />

2. VIRTUAL REPRESENTATION STATUTES ............................................................................... 26<br />

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