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

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3. Distribution Upon Receiving a Bachelor’s Degree. At any time after a<br />

beneficiary has received a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university,<br />

or such other degree or certification as the trustees, in their discretion, shall deem<br />

reasonably equivalent to the attainment of a bachelor’s degree in light of all of the<br />

facts and circumstances, including such beneficiary’s abilities or disabilities, or the<br />

beneficiary’s career goals, the trustees may make a single, lump-sum distribution to<br />

the beneficiary from his or her trust of an amount not to exceed $__________. In<br />

determining the amount to be distributed under this paragraph, the trustees may take<br />

into account, for example, the degree of difficulty of the beneficiary’s curriculum, the<br />

beneficiary’s grade point average and any academic honors received by the<br />

beneficiary. The distribution described in this paragraph may be made to the<br />

beneficiary no more than once during his or her lifetime.<br />

4. Distribution Upon Receiving an Advanced Degree. At any time after a<br />

beneficiary has received an advanced degree (such as a master’s degree, a PhD, an<br />

MBA or a professional degree) from an accredited college or university, or such other<br />

educational achievement as the trustees, in their discretion, shall deem reasonably<br />

equivalent thereto in light of all of the facts and circumstances, including such<br />

beneficiary’s abilities and disabilities, the trustee may make a single, lump-sum<br />

distribution to the beneficiary from his or her trust of an amount not to exceed<br />

$__________. The distribution described in this paragraph may be made to the<br />

beneficiary no more than once during his or her lifetime.<br />

5. Indexing for Inflation. On each anniversary date of this trust<br />

agreement ("the Adjustment Dates"), every specific dollar amount established with<br />

regard to distributions that the trustee is directed or permitted to make by this trust<br />

agreement shall be adjusted by the percentage increase or decrease in the<br />

Consumer Price Index (as hereinafter defined) which occurs over the one-year<br />

period ending on the last day of the month preceding the Adjustment Date. The<br />

adjustments shall be effective as of the Adjustment Date and shall remain effective<br />

until the next adjustment provided for herein. As used herein, "the Consumer Price<br />

Index" shall mean the national Consumer Price Index--All Urban Consumers as<br />

published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (or any other federal<br />

government agency or office which assumes the functions of the United States<br />

Bureau of Labor Statistics or performs the current functions of such office in<br />

calculating and publishing price indices). If the United States Bureau of Labor<br />

Statistics or its successor office ceases to publish the national Consumer Price<br />

Index--All Urban Consumers then the parties shall use the Price Index published by<br />

the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics or its successor office which is most<br />

comparable to the Consumer Price Index--All Urban Consumers. The trustee may<br />

select any comparable index in the event the United States Government no longer<br />

publishes an index to measure inflation/deflation.<br />

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