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

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the <strong>Trust</strong>ee on a regular basis for the purpose of supporting<br />

discretionary distributions hereunder.<br />

The <strong>Trust</strong>ee shall consider the other income and resources of<br />

the Beneficiary (as provided in Article ___), and shall have the<br />

sole discretion in determining the appropriate distributions for<br />

living expenses, and the <strong>Trust</strong>ee’s judgment in this regard shall<br />

be final and binding on a Beneficiary.<br />

34. Discretionary Income Distributions. Until the Division Date, the<br />

<strong>Trust</strong>ee may, in the <strong>Trust</strong>ee’s discretion, accumulate the income and/or may<br />

distribute or apply any part or all of the net income of the trust as follows:<br />

(A) Primary Beneficiaries and Secondary Beneficiaries. The <strong>Trust</strong>ee, in the<br />

<strong>Trust</strong>ee’s discretion, may accumulate the income and/or may distribute or<br />

apply any part or all of the net income of the trust to, or for the benefit of,<br />

any one or more living members of a group consisting of Settlors’ Primary<br />

Beneficiaries and Settlors’ Secondary Beneficiaries, in such amounts<br />

(whether equal or unequal) and at such times as the <strong>Trust</strong>ee, in the <strong>Trust</strong>ee’s<br />

discretion, determines is appropriate for the purposes set forth in Article ___,<br />

as those purposes may from time to time apply to such Beneficiaries. Prior<br />

to making any such distribution, the <strong>Trust</strong>ee may but shall not be obligated<br />

to consult with either or both Settlors. In all events, the decision of the<br />

<strong>Trust</strong>ee as to a discretionary distribution of income shall be final and binding<br />

on the Primary Beneficiary, Secondary Beneficiaries and Settlors; further<br />

provided, however, that income shall not be distributed or applied so as to<br />

discharge a legal obligation, including an obligation of support, of an<br />

individual acting as a <strong>Trust</strong>ee hereunder. Notwithstanding this broad grant<br />

of discretion, it is Settlors’ intention to provide first for the Primary<br />

Beneficiaries, and then, to the extent income is not needed for such Primary<br />

Beneficiaries, for the Secondary Beneficiaries. In addition, prior to making<br />

discretionary distributions of income to a Secondary Beneficiary, the <strong>Trust</strong>ee<br />

shall consult with the Primary Beneficiary who is the parent of such<br />

Secondary Beneficiary as to whether such distribution is in the best interests<br />

of the Secondary Beneficiary; nonetheless, the decision of the <strong>Trust</strong>ee as to<br />

a discretionary distribution to income to a Secondary Beneficiary shall be<br />

final and binding on the Primary Beneficiary and Secondary Beneficiary.<br />

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