Magnuson 2001 Trust
Magnuson 2001 Trust
The balance of the Deceased Spouse's estate goes to the Survivor's Trust.
Trust.
lifetimes, the Trustees must distribute as much of income and principal as the Surviving
Spouse directs. The Surviving Spouse also has the right to direct and approve the actions
of the Trustees. The Surviving Spouse has the right to direct, by will or by appointment,
where the trust property goes upon his or her death. If no direction is given, the property
is distributed as provided in ARTICLE 4.
ARTICLE 8 contains provisions on the administration of the Bypass Trust during
the Surviving Spouse's lifetime. The Bypass Trust is created upon the Deceased Spouse's
death and is funded with property using your applicable exclusion amount. Income of the
Bypass Trust must be distributed to the Surviving Spouse at least annually. Principal may
be distributed to the Surviving Spouse as well. Upon the death of the Surviving Spouse,
the residue of the Bypass Trust is distributed as provided in ARTICLE 4.
ARTICLE 9 contains provisions covering the disposition of property if a
beneficiary disclaims all or part of the gift left to him or her.
ARTICLE 10 contains provisions governing powers of appointment granted under
the Trust Agreement.
Payment of Debts and Taxes
ARTICLE 11 provides instructions for the payment of debts and expenses.
ARTICLE 12 provides instructions for the payment of estate taxes. Estate taxes
include all forms of death taxes. ARTICLE 12 provides that estate taxes will be
apportioned, with certain exceptions. Under apportionment, the persons receiving your
property pay their own share of estate taxes. The Trustees are authorized to pay estate
taxes imposed on the trust property.
Trustees and Their Powers and Authority
ARTICLE 13 covers the appointment of Trustees and successor Trustees. You are
the initial Trustees. You have the power to appoint, designate, and remove Trustees
during your lifetimes. No bond is required of any Trustee. If you become unable or
unwilling to serve as Trustees, David S. Magnuson and Heidi M. Hollos will serve as
Cotrustees of each of the trusts established. If either of David S. Magnuson and Heidi M.
Hollos should fail or become unable or unwilling to serve as Trustee, the other Trustee
shall serve alone. If both of David S. Magnuson and Heidi M. Hollos should fail or
become unable or unwilling to serve as Trustee, John Vallandingham and Tom Czuleger, in
the order named, will serve as Trustee.
ARTICLE 14 covers the appointment of special Trustees.
ARTICLE 15 covers the protection provided to the Trustees and includes Trustee
resignation, compensation, right of indemnification and reimbursement, and liability.
ARTICLE 16 describes the authority granted to the Trustees, including discretion,
voting, delegation, agents, and third parties dealing with the Trustees.
ARTICLE 17 provides a general grant to the Trustees of all powers provided by
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE 1
DECLARATIONS........................................................................................1
1.1
Family Information.......................................................................................1
1.2
Property Information....................................................................................1
ARTICLE 2
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
ARTICLE 3
3.1
3.2
Gifts..............................................................................................................3
3.3
3.4
ARTICLE 4
4.1
Division of the Trust Estate Upon the Death of the Deceased Spouse........4
4.2
4.3
4.4
Disposition of the Bypass Trust Upon the Death of the Surviving Spouse. .6
4.5
4.6
ARTICLE 5
5.1
5.2
ARTICLE 6
ARTICLE 7
7.1
Our Residences.............................................................................................9
7.2
7.3
7.4
Gifts..............................................................................................................9
7.5
7.6
ARTICLE 8
8.1
8.2
ARTICLE 9
DISCLAIMERS.........................................................................................10
9.1
Disclaimers Allowed...................................................................................10
9.2
9.3
9.4
Disclaimers by Trustees..............................................................................11
9.5
Effective Disclaimers..................................................................................12
Manner of Exercise....................................................................................12
10.2
10.3
10.4
11.2
11.3
Charging of Payments.................................................................................13
12.2
12.3
12.4
12.5
Abatement..................................................................................................15
12.6
Reserves.....................................................................................................15
12.7
Tax Elections..............................................................................................15
13.2
Initial Trustees............................................................................................16
13.3
Successor Trustees.....................................................................................16
13.4
Filling Vacancies.........................................................................................16
13.5
13.6
Removal of Trustees...................................................................................17
13.7
Effective Dates...........................................................................................17
13.8
No Bond.....................................................................................................17
14.2
14.3
Resignation.................................................................................................18
15.2
Compensation.............................................................................................19
15.3
Dual Compensation....................................................................................19
15.4
15.5
15.6
15.7
15.8
15.9
Trustee Authority........................................................................................23
16.2
Trustee Discretion......................................................................................24
16.3
16.4
16.5
16.6
Voting.........................................................................................................25
16.7
16.8
16.9
To Accept Property....................................................................................27
17.2
17.3
To Retain Property.....................................................................................28
17.4
To Operate a Business................................................................................28
17.5
17.6
To Administer Securities.............................................................................28
17.7
17.8
17.9
18.2
18.3
18.4
To Postpone Distributions..........................................................................33
18.5
18.6
18.7
18.8
18.9
To Consolidate Trusts.................................................................................35
Disinheritance Clause.................................................................................37
19.2
No Contest Clause......................................................................................38
19.3
Expenses of Contest...................................................................................38
21.2
22.2
Payment of Mortgage.................................................................................41
22.3
Payment of Expenses..................................................................................41
22.4
Improvements.............................................................................................41
22.5
Sale of Residence.......................................................................................41
Rules of Construction.................................................................................41
23.2
Governing Law...........................................................................................42
23.3
Successors in Interest.................................................................................42
23.4
Court Supervision......................................................................................42
23.5
References to Statutes................................................................................42
23.6
23.7
Effect of Headings......................................................................................42
23.8
Severability.................................................................................................42
ARTICLE 24 DEFINITIONS...........................................................................................43
24.1
Administer..................................................................................................43
24.2
Agent..........................................................................................................43
24.3
Beneficiary..................................................................................................43
24.4
Charitable Organization..............................................................................43
24.5
24.6
24.7
Distribute....................................................................................................44
24.8
Education...................................................................................................44
24.9
Estate Taxes................................................................................................44
24.10 Executors...................................................................................................44
24.11 Expenses of Estate Administration.............................................................44
24.12 Federal Estate Tax Value............................................................................44
24.13 Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax..............................................................45
24.14 Gifts............................................................................................................45
24.15 Guardian.....................................................................................................45
24.16 Health.........................................................................................................45
24.17 Heirs at Law...............................................................................................45
24.18 Incapacity...................................................................................................45
24.19 Interested Person........................................................................................45
24.20 Internal Revenue Code...............................................................................46
24.21 Investment Counsel....................................................................................46
24.22 Marital Deduction......................................................................................46
24.23 May and Shall.............................................................................................46
24.24 Probate Code..............................................................................................46
24.25 Property......................................................................................................46
24.26 QTIP Property............................................................................................47
24.27 Residence...................................................................................................47
24.28 Residue.......................................................................................................47
24.29 Right of Representation..............................................................................47
24.30 Share..........................................................................................................47
24.31 Survivorship...............................................................................................48
24.32 Trust Estate................................................................................................48
24.33 Trustees......................................................................................................48
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Trust
TRUST AGREEMENTFOR THE
deaths. All such property transferred to the Trustees shall be added to the trust estate and
administered as provided in this Trust Agreement. The Trustees are authorized and
directed to accept the additions to the trust estate. Any other person may transfer
property to the Trustees to be added to the trust estate, provided the property is
acceptable to us (if living) and the Trustees.
Right to Withdraw Property from the Trust Estate. We each reserve
the right to withdraw at any time all or any portion of our property held in the trust estate.
The property described in any notice of withdrawal shall be delivered immediately to us.
Upon any withdrawal, the property shall be transferred to us as our community or separate
property as if the trust had not been created.
Right to Amend the Trust Agreement. We, acting together, reserve the
right to amend at any time all or any part of this Trust Agreement, without obtaining the
consent of or giving notice to any beneficiary.
Right to Revoke the Trust Agreement. We each reserve the right to
revoke at any time all or any part of this Trust Agreement, without obtaining the consent
of or giving notice to any beneficiary. If this Trust Agreement is revoked in whole or in
part during our joint lifetimes, the Trustees shall immediately deliver to us the entire trust
estate or the portion of the trust estate subject to revocation. Upon any such revocation,
the property shall be transferred to us as our community or separate property as if the
trust had not been created.
Right to Appoint and Remove Trustees. We, acting together, reserve the
right to appoint, designate, and remove trustees.
Right to Direct and Approve the Trustees' Actions. We, acting together,
reserve the right to direct and approve the Trustees' actions, including the Trustees'
investment decisions and the use of trust property as collateral for any personal obligations
of ours. Our approval of the Trustees' actions shall be binding upon all other beneficiaries.
Exercise of Our Reserved Rights by the Surviving Spouse. Upon the
death of either of us, this Trust Agreement shall become irrevocable, except that the
Surviving Spouse shall retain, during his or her lifetime, the rights of withdrawal,
amendment, and revocation with respect to the Survivor's Trust and all the provisions of
the Trust Agreement relating to the Survivor's Trust. Further, except as otherwise
provided in this Trust Agreement, the Surviving Spouse shall retain the right to appoint,
designate, and remove Trustees. All the trusts created by this Trust Agreement shall
become irrevocable and not subject to amendment upon the death of the Surviving
Spouse.
Exercise of Our Reserved Rights by Others. The rights reserved to us as
described above are personal to us and shall not be exercisable on our behalf by any other
person.
Manner of Exercise of Our Reserved Rights. We may exercise the rights
reserved to us only by a signed writing delivered to the Trustees. This Trust Agreement
may not, however, be revoked or amended by either of us in our respective Wills.
assets to the one of us who is competent and not receiving or seeking to obtain any such
government benefits.
Distribution Upon the Death of the Deceased Spouse. Upon the death
of the first Settlor to die (the "Deceased Spouse"), the balance of the trust estate
administered under this article in the Settlors' Trust shall be allocated and distributed as
provided in ARTICLE 4.
ALLOCATION AND DISPOSITION OF THE TRUST ESTATE
Upon our deaths, subject to the payment of, or satisfactory provision being made
for, all debts and taxes (including Estate taxes), the following allocations and dispositions
of the trust estate shall be made by the Trustees.
Division of the Trust Estate Upon the Death of the Deceased Spouse.
Upon the death of the Deceased Spouse, the Trustees shall divide the remaining trust
estate, including any additions to the trust estate resulting from the Deceased Spouse's
death, into two separate shares.
The Trustees shall allocate to the Deceased Spouse's share:
Any and all ownership interests in all life insurance policies
on the life of the Surviving Spouse (including all contractual
rights to receive the proceeds of such policy) owned by the
Deceased Spouse as his or her separate property.
The Deceased Spouse's separate property, if any.
The remaining trust estate not allocated to the Surviving
Spouse's share.
The Trustees shall allocate the Deceased Spouse's share as provided in Section 4.2.
The Trustees shall allocate to the Surviving Spouse's share:
Any and all ownership interests in all life insurance policies
on the life of the Surviving Spouse (including all contractual
rights to receive the proceeds of such policy) owned by us
as our community property.
The Surviving Spouse's separate property, if any.
The portion of the trust estate determined to represent the
Surviving Spouse's interest in our community property held
in or received by the trust (not reduced by Estate taxes).
The Trustees shall have the discretion to determine how our
community property will be divided and allocated. The
assets selected shall be valued at the date or dates of
allocation.
The Trustees shall administer the property allocated to the Surviving Spouse's share as
provided in ARTICLE 7.
Disposition of the Deceased Spouse's Share. Upon the Deceased
Spouse's death, the Trustees shall allocate the Deceased Spouse's share of the trust estate,
including the property held in the trust estate at the date of the Deceased Spouse's death
and the property transferred to the trust estate by reason of his or her death, as follows:
Gifts of Tangible Personal Property. The Trustees shall make
distributions of the Deceased Spouse's tangible personal property as provided in
ARTICLE 5.
Pecuniary Marital Deduction Formula.
The Survivor's Trust. From the balance of the Deceased
Spouse's share of the trust estate, the Trustees shall allocate to the Survivor's Trust the
smallest pecuniary amount which, if allowed as a federal estate tax marital deduction,
would result in the least possible federal estate tax payable by reason of the Deceased
Spouse's death. In determining the pecuniary amount the Trustees shall consider the credit
for state death taxes only to the extent those taxes are not incurred or increased by
considering them and shall assume that none of the Bypass Trust qualifies for a federal
estate tax deduction. The Trustees shall administer the property allocated to the Survivor's
Trust as provided in ARTICLE 7.
The Bypass Trust. The Trustees shall allocate to the
Bypass Trust the balance of the remainder of the Deceased Spouse's share of the trust
estate. The Trustees shall administer the property allocated to the Bypass Trust as
provided in ARTICLE 8.
Disposition of Survivor's Trust Upon the Death of the Surviving
Spouse. Upon the Surviving Spouse's death, the Trustees shall allocate the remaining
trust estate of the Survivor's Trust, including the property held in the trust estate at the
date of the Surviving Spouse's death and the property transferred to the trust estate by
reason of his or her death, as follows:
Gifts of Tangible Personal Property. The Trustees shall make
distributions of the Surviving Spouse's tangible personal property as provided in
ARTICLE 5.
Gifts of Real Property. The Trustees shall make distributions of
the Surviving Spouse's real property as provided in ARTICLE 6.
Balance of the Trust Estate. The balance of the trust estate of the
Survivor's Trust shall be allocated as follows: one equal share for each of our children who
survives the Surviving Spouse and one equal share for each deceased child of ours who
has issue who survive the Surviving Spouse. Each share created for a deceased child of
ours who has issue who survive the Surviving Spouse shall be divided into shares for such
issue by right of representation. If no issue of ours survive the Surviving Spouse, the
undistributed amount shall be distributed as provided in Section 4.5. Each share created
under this provision for an adult beneficiary shall be distributed outright to that
beneficiary, and each share created for a minor beneficiary shall be transferred to a
custodian, selected by the Trustees, under the California Uniform Transfers to Minors Act,
for that beneficiary, until he or she attains age twenty-one (21).
Disposition of the Bypass Trust Upon the Death of the Surviving
Spouse. Upon the death of the Surviving Spouse, the Trustees shall allocate the
remaining trust estate of the Bypass Trust as follows: one equal share for each of our
children who survives the Surviving Spouse and one equal share for each deceased child
of ours who has issue who survive the Surviving Spouse. Each share created for a
deceased child of ours who has issue who survive the Surviving Spouse shall be divided
into shares for such issue by right of representation. If no issue of ours survive the
Surviving Spouse, the undistributed amount shall be distributed as provided in Section 4.5.
Each share created under this provision for an adult beneficiary shall be distributed
outright to that beneficiary, and each share created for a minor beneficiary shall be
transferred to a custodian, selected by the Trustees, under the California Uniform
Transfers to Minors Act, for that beneficiary, until he or she attains age twenty-one (21).
Disposition of Otherwise Undisposed of Property. If at any time before
the complete distribution of the trust estate of any trust created under this Trust
Agreement, the disposition of all or any portion of that trust estate is not otherwise
directed under the provisions of this Trust Agreement, or if all the beneficiaries otherwise
described in this Trust Agreement die before the complete distribution of the trust estate,
the Trustees shall distribute the remaining trust estate one half to the heirs at law of each
of us. The respective identities and shares of these heirs shall be determined at the time of
the event as though our deaths occurred simultaneously immediately following the event,
and according to the California laws of intestate succession then in effect relating to
separate property not acquired from a previously deceased spouse. If, however, after nine
months of reasonable search following the occurrence of the event, the Trustees have been
unable to identify and locate the heirs of one of us, the remaining trust estate otherwise
distributable to those heirs shall instead be distributed to the heirs at law of the other of us
as provided in this section. If within that time period the Trustees have been unable to
identify and locate any heirs of either of us, the undisposed of property shall be distributed
to one or more charitable organizations selected by the Trustees.
Rules Governing the Allocation of Trust Property. The Trustees shall
select a date or dates of allocation or distribution for purposes of satisfying gifts and
funding shares. The Trustees may provide for allocations prior to the final determination
of federal estate taxes, with the allocations being made upon the information then available
to the Trustees. The Trustees may thereafter from time to time adjust properties among
the shares or trusts created under this Trust Agreement, when and if it is determined that
the allocation should have been made differently.
In allocating property to satisfy gifts and fund shares, the Trustees are authorized
to allocate property in appropriate undivided interests. Each gift or share may be satisfied
or funded in cash or in kind, or partly in each. Assets allocated in kind shall be deemed to
satisfy gifts or fund shares, including all of the marital deduction gift or share, on the basis
of their fair market values at the date or dates of allocation or distribution.
In selecting assets to satisfy gifts and fund shares, property that would produce
income recognition if allocated to fund a pecuniary amount shall, if possible, be allocated
to fund non-pecuniary shares. These assets should be allocated on a non-pro rata basis
when funding fractional shares. These assets include: items of income in respect of a
decedent (particularly interests in pension plans or contracts of deferred compensation
paid in installments); installment sale contracts; and life insurance contracts to which the
transfer for value rule under I.R.C. 101 may apply.
GIFTS OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY
Upon our deaths, subject to the payment of, or satisfactory provision being made
for, all our debts and taxes (including all Estate taxes), the following distributions shall be
made by the Trustees from the trust estate in which the property is held.
Gifts on Death of Deceased Spouse. Upon the Deceased Spouse's death,
the following gifts of tangible personal property shall be made by the Trustees from the
trust estate:
All of the Deceased Spouse's interest in his or her tangible personal property,
together with any insurance on the property, shall pass in trust to the Trustees of the
Survivor's Trust, to be administered under ARTICLE 7. If Kim is the Surviving Spouse,
Brian requests, without imposing any legal obligation, that Kim give to each of Brian's
surviving children several items of his tangible personal property as Kim considers, in
Kim's discretion, to be suitable as mementos for Brian's children.
Gifts on Death of the Surviving Spouse. Upon the death of the
Surviving Spouse, the Trustees shall distribute all tangible personal property held in the
trust estate to our children who survive the Surviving Spouse, to be divided among them
in shares of substantially equal value as they agree. Our children are requested to divide
the tangible personal property in accordance with any instructions we or either of us may
leave. If our children fail to agree on the division of the tangible personal property, the
property shall be divided among them as the Trustees may determine in their discretion.
Alternatively, the Trustees may instead sell the property and the net proceeds of sale shall
be distributed as part of the trust estate. If none of our children survive the Surviving
Spouse, this gift shall lapse and the tangible personal property shall be administered as part
of the trust estate. It is anticipated that if our children do not want items of approximately
equal value, then the Trustees shall distribute only so much as will result in equal shares
for the children based on the child who wants the least items. The balance of the items
will then be sold in a way that any child may purchase a desired item, in a manner similar
to a public auction.
GIFTS OF REAL PROPERTY
Upon our deaths, subject to the payment of, or satisfactory provision being made
for, all our debts and taxes (including all Estate taxes), the following distributions shall be
made by the Trustees.
Upon the Surviving Spouse's death, the Trustees shall distribute all of our right,
title, and interest in and to our residence, located at 24281 Grass Street, Lake Forest,
California 92630, to our issue who survive the Surviving Spouse. The property shall be
distributed to our issue in equal shares as follows: one share for each child of ours who
survives the Surviving Spouse, and one share collectively for the surviving issue of each
deceased child of ours. Any collective share for the surviving issue of a deceased child
shall be divided (or continue to be divided) by right of representation.
Our "residence" shall include the land (including all easements appurtenant to the
land), all buildings and improvements on the land, all policies of insurance on the land,
buildings, and improvements on the land, and all oil, gas, mineral, and similar interests.
The gift of our residence under these provisions shall be made subject to any and all liens,
mortgages, deeds of trust, or other encumbrances on the property or secured by the
property.
THE SURVIVOR'S TRUST
Upon the death of the Deceased Spouse, the Surviving Spouse's share of the trust
estate shall continue in trust and shall be administered as a separate trust, called the
Survivor's Trust, according to the terms of this Trust Agreement, specifically including the
following provisions. All references in this Trust Agreement to the "Survivor's Trust" shall
be to the trust or trusts established under this article.
Our Residences. In dividing our community property, the Trustees are
authorized to allocate our entire community property interest in our principal residence
and other personal residences to the Surviving Spouse's one-half share of our community
property to be administered as provided in this article.
Right to Direct and Approve the Trustees' Actions. The Surviving
Spouse reserves the right to direct and approve the actions of the Trustees of the
Survivor's Trust, including the Trustees' investment decisions and the use of trust property
as collateral for any personal obligations of the Surviving Spouse. The Surviving Spouse's
approval of the Trustees' actions shall be binding upon all other beneficiaries.
Distributions of Net Income and Principal. During the Surviving
Spouse's lifetime, the Trustees shall distribute to him or her from the trust estate of the
Survivor's Trust that amount of net income and principal as he or she directs. Also, the
Trustees are authorized to distribute to the Surviving Spouse that amount of net income
and principal, up to the whole of the trust estate, as the Trustees deem appropriate in the
exercise of their discretion, using the Surviving Spouse's accustomed manner of living as a
guide and without regard to his or her other sources of support. The Trustees shall
exercise this discretion in a liberal manner, and the rights of remainder beneficiaries shall
be of no importance. Further, if the Surviving Spouse becomes incapacitated, the Trustees
are authorized to distribute to any person whom the Surviving Spouse is then legally
obligated to support or who has been receiving support from him or her that amount of
net income and principal as the Trustees deem appropriate in their discretion to continue
that support.
Gifts. The Trustees are authorized to make distributions directly to
persons designated by the Surviving Spouse. Furthermore, the Trustees are authorized to
make gifts to the Surviving Spouse's issue and to continue any gift program the Surviving
Spouse starts, including gifts made to use the Surviving Spouse's available federal gift tax
annual exclusion amounts or lifetime exemption or exclusion amounts, at the same level
and to the same persons as he or she made such gifts. The Trustees may fulfill any
charitable pledges made by the Surviving Spouse. Gifts may be made outright or in trust.
In making the gifts authorized under this section, the Trustees may follow the directions
given them by any agent acting for the Surviving Spouse under a durable power of
attorney that expressly grants to the agent the power to continue the Surviving Spouse's
plan of giving. Also, the Trustees may distribute income or principal to an agent acting
under a durable power of attorney executed by the Surviving Spouse to enable the agent
to make gifts as provided under the durable power of attorney, including gifts to the
Surviving Spouse's issue and to charitable organizations.
General Power of Appointment. The Surviving Spouse shall have a
General Power of Appointment over the entire trust estate, including any accrued and
undistributed income, administered under this article in the Survivor's Trust. Upon the
death of the Surviving Spouse, the Trustees shall distribute all or any part of the property
remaining in the Survivor's Trust as the Surviving Spouse may direct by the exercise of
such General Power of Appointment.
Distribution Upon the Death of the Surviving Spouse. The Survivor's
Trust shall terminate on the death of the Surviving Spouse. Upon the death of the
Surviving Spouse, the Trustees may pay from the remaining trust estate of the Survivor's
Trust the expenses of the Surviving Spouse's last illness and funeral. Thereafter, subject to
the payment of debts and taxes and the exercise of the General Power of Appointment
provided in Section 7.5, the remaining trust estate of the Survivor's Trust shall be allocated
and distributed as provided in ARTICLE 4.
THE BYPASS TRUST
Upon the Deceased Spouse's death, all trust property subject to the provisions of
this article shall be held by the Trustees in trust during the Surviving Spouse's lifetime, and
shall be administered as a separate trust, called the Bypass Trust, according to the terms of
this Trust Agreement, specifically including the following provisions. All references in this
Trust Agreement to the "Bypass Trust" shall be to the trust or trusts established under this
article.
Distributions During the Surviving Spouse's Lifetime. The Trustees
shall distribute to the Surviving Spouse all of the net income of the Bypass Trust, at least
annually, during his or her lifetime. The Trustees may distribute to the Surviving Spouse
all or any portion of the principal of the Bypass Trust for the Surviving Spouse's
reasonable health, education, maintenance, and support in his or her accustomed manner
of living. In determining the distributions to be made to the Surviving Spouse under these
provisions, the Trustees may take into consideration other income and property available
to the Surviving Spouse, including the assets held in the Survivor's Trust.
Distribution upon the Death of the Surviving Spouse. The Bypass
Trust shall terminate upon the death of the Surviving Spouse and the remaining trust
estate of the Bypass Trust shall be allocated and distributed as provided in ARTICLE 4.
DISCLAIMERS
estate, in the manner and at the time the Trustees determine, any and all of the deceased
Settlor's outstanding unsecured debts (including unpaid tax liabilities arising prior to the
Settlor's death and interest and penalties imposed on those tax liabilities), expenses of last
illness, burial and funeral claims, expenses of estate administration, any allowances by
court order for those persons dependent upon the deceased Settlor, and any other proper
expenses of the deceased Settlor's estate. In making such payments, the Trustees shall
charge the community debts (except last illness and burial and funeral expenses) to our
community property. All other debts and expenses shall be charged to the Deceased
Spouse's separate property and his or her one-half share of community property as set
forth in Section 11.3.
Payment from Trust. The Trustees are authorized to pay from the assets
of the trust the deceased Settlor's debts and expenses that the deceased Settlor's Executors
may request. If there are insufficient assets in the deceased Settlor's probate estate to
make any gifts provided under the deceased Settlor's Will or to pay the deceased Settlor's
debts and expenses, or if there are sufficient assets in the deceased Settlor's probate estate
but, in the sole judgment of the Trustees, it would be to the advantage of the estate that
those gifts or payments be made from the assets in the trust, the Trustees may pay from
the assets of the trust all of those gifts, debts, and expenses. If the assets of the deceased
Settlor's probate estate (exclusive of residential real property and tangible personal
property) are insufficient to pay all unsecured debts, funeral expenses, and expenses of
administration, the Trustees may pay to the deceased Settlor's estate from the principal of
the trust estate that amount that the deceased Settlor's Executors may request for those
purposes. The Trustees shall not be under any duty to take part in determining the amount
of those debts or expenses, and may rely upon the written certification of the deceased
Settlor's Executors for the amount to be paid as authorized by these provisions. The
Trustees shall be under no duty to see to the application of any such payment. The
Trustees shall not require any reimbursement for payments made to the deceased Settlor's
Executors.
Charging of Payments. Debts and expenses paid by the Trustees, as
authorized above, shall first be charged against and paid from assets or the proceeds from
assets subject to the federal estate tax on the deceased Settlor's estate but which do not
qualify for the marital deduction. If possible, those payments shall not be made from or
charged against property otherwise qualifying for the federal estate tax marital deduction
or property exempt from GST tax, but shall be made from other trust property. Those
amounts shall not be prorated or apportioned against any beneficiary's interest under this
Trust Agreement. The Trustees shall also make payments in a manner to preserve, in so
far as is possible, all tax exemptions applicable to life insurance proceeds that become part
of the trust estate. In allocating the payment of expenses, the Trustees shall have the
power to determine which expenses are chargeable to income or principal or partly to
each. In making these determinations, the Trustees shall be guided by the principles set
forth in the California Uniform Principal and Income Act, but the final determination of the
Trustees shall control and be binding.
PAYMENT OF ESTATE TAXES
Except as otherwise expressly provided in our respective Wills and this Trust
Agreement, any and all Estate taxes imposed on or payable with respect to property
included in the deceased Settlor's gross taxable estate, including property in the deceased
Settlor's probate estate or held as part of the deceased Settlor's share of the trust estate,
shall be apportioned, charged, and paid as set forth below. For these purposes, the trust
estate shall include property subject to probate administration passing from a Settlor's
probate estate to the trust estate by reason of a Settlor's death.
General Rule: Estate Taxes Shall Be Prorated. Except as otherwise
expressly provided, Estate taxes imposed on property includible in the deceased Settlor's
gross taxable estate shall be equitably prorated and apportioned among, charged to, and
paid by the persons who receive the property subject to the Estate taxes (including the
separate trust estates of the trusts created under this Trust Agreement), as provided in
Probate Code 20100 through 20225 and the applicable provisions of the I.R.C. In
accordance with Probate Code 20100(e), the proration shall be based on the federal
estate tax value of the property.
Property Excluded from Apportionment of Estate Taxes. No Estate
taxes shall be apportioned to, charged against, or paid from the following property.
Tangible Personal Property and Specific Gifts. No Estate taxes
shall be apportioned to, charged against, or paid from any tangible personal property or
specific gifts made by us under our respective Wills or this Trust Agreement.
Gifts to Charitable Organizations. No Estate taxes shall be
apportioned to, charged against, or paid from any gift made to a charitable organization
that qualifies for a charitable deduction under I.R.C. 2055.
Marital Deduction Gifts. No Estate taxes shall be apportioned to,
charged against, or paid from any property qualifying for the marital deduction under
I.R.C. 2056.
Other Property Excluded from Apportionment. No Estate taxes
shall be apportioned to, charged against, or paid from any other property excluded from
the measure of Estate taxes by reason of any exemption, exclusion, or deduction
applicable to the property, or because of (i) provisions of our respective Wills or this Trust
Agreement that expressly exclude the property from taxation; (ii) the relationship between
the deceased Settlor and the beneficiary of the property; or (iii) the character of the
property. All such property shall pass free of Estate taxes.
Property Charged with Incremental Estate Tax. The general rule of
proration shall be further modified as set forth below.
Property Subject to Power of Appointment. All Estate taxes
imposed on property includible in a Settlor's gross taxable estate under I.R.C. 2041 by
reason of a general power of appointment held by the deceased Settlor shall be charged to
and paid from the property. Further, we direct that the amount of the general power of
appointment property equal to the Estate taxes attributable to the value of the property
shall be paid to the Trustees, to be held in this trust and used to pay Estate taxes. The
amount of Estate taxes attributable to the property shall equal (i) the amount of all Estate
taxes imposed on the Settlor's taxable estate (including the value of the general power of
appointment property), less (ii) the amount of all Estate taxes that would have been
imposed on the Settlor's taxable estate excluding the value of the general power of
appointment property.
Property Subject to Life Interest. Any increment in Estate taxes
attributable to other property in which a deceased Settlor had a life interest or a term
interest that did not end prior to his or her death (including a life estate or life income
interest) and which is included in the deceased Settlor's gross taxable estate shall be borne
by the holder or recipient of that property.
Collection of Estate Taxes. As to property included in a Settlor's gross
taxable estate, but not in the deceased Settlor's probate estate or in the possession or
control of the Trustees, the Trustees are authorized to collect and recover the amount of
Estate taxes owed by reason of this property from the persons possessing or receiving the
property, which persons shall be charged with and shall pay the Estate taxes as provided in
this article. The Trustees and the Executors may petition the probate court for an order
prorating Estate taxes pursuant to Probate Code 20120.
Abatement. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this article, if all
other assets are insufficient to pay the Estate taxes, then the Estate taxes shall be
apportioned among, charged against, and paid from the property otherwise passing free
from Estate taxes in accordance with Probate Code 20100 through 20225 and
applicable federal estate tax laws.
Reserves. The Trustees may establish reserves from trust income and
principal that they consider necessary for the payment of Estate taxes.
Tax Elections. The Trustees shall have the power, in their discretion, to
take any action and to make any election to minimize the tax liabilities of our probate
estates, any trust, and the beneficiaries. The Trustees may make those elections and
allocations under the tax laws as they deem advisable. The Trustees may, but shall not be
required to, allocate the benefits of an election among the various beneficiaries or make
adjustments in the rights of any beneficiaries or between the income and principal accounts
to compensate for the consequences of any tax election or any investment or
administrative decision made by the Trustees that may have had the effect of directly or
indirectly preferring one beneficiary or group of beneficiaries over another.
THE APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES
The following provisions shall apply to the appointment, designation, and removal
of the Trustees of each of the trusts established under this Trust Agreement.
Our Powers of Appointment, Designation, and Removal. During our
joint lifetimes, we shall have the power to appoint, designate, and remove, with or without
cause, Trustees and Cotrustees. We may appoint or designate individuals or entities to
serve as Trustee. We may appoint or designate Trustees to serve alone, to serve with both
or either of us, or to serve with other persons and to serve currently or in the future. We
may also prescribe the conditions and terms governing the actions, authority, and duties of
the Trustees we appoint or designate. Further, we may designate a series of persons to
serve as Trustees following our deaths or following the death, resignation, or inability,
failure, or refusal to serve of any Trustee. There shall be no limit on the number of times
we may exercise the foregoing powers. The appointments and designations shall be in
writing and shall be filed with the current Trustees of the trust. All our appointments and
designations shall be revocable and amendable by us unless we provide otherwise. All our
appointments and designations shall continue to be effective after our deaths and shall take
precedence over the appointments made under any other provisions of this article.
Initial Trustees. Pursuant to our powers to appoint Trustees, we appoint
ourselves as the initial Trustees under this Trust Agreement. If either of us becomes
unwilling or unable to serve as Cotrustee, the other of us shall serve alone as sole Trustee.
Successor Trustees.
The Surviving Spouse's Right to Appoint, Designate, and
Remove Trustees. Upon the death of the Deceased Spouse, the Surviving Spouse shall
have the right to exercise the power to appoint, designate, and remove Trustees reserved
to us under Section 13.1. The Surviving Spouse may appoint any individual (including
himself or herself) or entity to serve as a Trustee of any one or more of the established
trusts under this Trust Agreement, and remove that person and appoint and remove
successor Trustees. The Surviving Spouse shall not, however, have the power to remove
any person appointed or designated by both of us to serve as Trustee. The Surviving
Spouse shall have no liability for the acts or omissions of any person appointed by him or
her to serve as a Trustee. Further, the Surviving Spouse shall have the right to renounce
the power granted him or her to appoint and remove Trustees by delivering a written
renunciation to the current Trustees of the trust.
Named Successor Trustees. If both of us become unable or
unwilling to serve as Trustees, we appoint David S. Magnuson and Heidi M. Hollos to
serve as Cotrustees of each of the trusts established under this Trust Agreement. If either
of David S. Magnuson and Heidi M. Hollos should fail or become unable or unwilling to
serve as Trustee, the other Trustee shall serve alone. If both of David S. Magnuson and
Heidi M. Hollos should fail or become unable or unwilling to serve as Trustee, we appoint
John Vallandingham and Tom Czuleger, in the order named, to serve as Trustee of each of
the trusts created under this Trust Agreement.
Filling Vacancies. If a vacancy in a Trustee position is not filled as
otherwise provided in this Trust Agreement, a successor Trustee shall be appointed by a
majority of the beneficiaries currently entitled to receive trust income (with the guardian of
any minor beneficiary acting on his or her behalf), or if none, a majority of beneficiaries
who are entitled to distribution in the discretion of the Trustees. If the beneficiaries
entitled to appoint the successor trustee fail to act, the court having jurisdiction over the
trust shall appoint one or more Trustees upon the application of any former Trustee or any
trust beneficiary, current or contingent. If, after the Deceased Spouse's death, an entity
other than an individual becomes a Trustee under this Trust Agreement, the current
beneficiaries may remove that entity (with or without cause) and appoint another qualified
entity in its place. In taking this action, the current beneficiaries shall act by majority vote.
Each current beneficiary shall have one vote. The natural or legal guardians of a current
beneficiary who is a minor shall exercise the vote of the minor current beneficiary.
not limit or restrict the powers granted to the Trustees, except that while the Special
Trustee is serving, no other Trustee may exercise the powers granted to the Special
Trustee with respect to the subject matter reserved exclusively to the management and
discretion of the Special Trustee.
Protection Provided Special Trustee. Except as otherwise expressly
provided by the persons appointing the Special Trustee, a Special Trustee shall be entitled
to all the protection provided the Trustees under ARTICLE 15. However, the Trustees
shall determine the compensation to be paid to the Special Trustee and the trust assets
from which the compensation will be paid.
THE PROTECTION PROVIDED THE TRUSTEES
The following provisions shall apply to each of the trusts established under this
Trust Agreement.
Resignation. Each Trustee shall have the right to resign his or her position
at any time without the consent of any beneficiary or the approval of any court. A Trustee
shall have the right to resign as Trustee of one or more separate trusts created under this
Trust Agreement without resigning as Trustee of all separate trusts. A Trustee may resign
for any reason by delivering a written resignation signed by him or her to the other
currently serving Trustees. The resignation shall be effective according to its terms. But,
if the resigning Trustee is the sole Trustee, the resigning Trustee shall continue to be
responsible for the trust property until it is delivered to the successor Trustee and shall
continue to hold title and custody to the trust assets and administer the trust assets and
perform the actions that are reasonably necessary to preserve the trust property and to
complete the Trustee's administration of the trust, until a successor Trustee has been
appointed and has accepted the position of Trustee.
Compensation. As to each separate trust, the Trustees shall be entitled to
pay themselves a reasonable compensation for the performance of their duties and services
rendered as Trustees. A Trustee that is a corporation or partnership shall be entitled to
compensation for its services in the amount and at the time specified in its Schedule of
Fees and Charges established from time to time by it for the administration of trust
accounts of a character similar to this one and in effect when services are rendered. This
compensation may be paid without prior court approval. All Trustees shall be reimbursed
for reasonable expenses actually and properly incurred by them in the administration of the
trusts for which they serve as Trustees.
The Trustees also are authorized to pay to the attorneys and accountants retained
by the Trustees to advise them in the administration of the trust those amounts for fees and
costs as the Trustees shall determine in their discretion. The Trustees are authorized to
pay these fees and costs without first obtaining approval of the trust beneficiaries or the
court having jurisdiction over the trust. These fees and costs shall not be offset against the
compensation payable to the Trustees.
A Trustee may waive his or her right to compensation for his or her services to be
rendered to the trust estate. The waiver must be in writing and signed by the person in
advance of rendering the services for which compensation is being waived. A waiver may
be limited in duration or limited to specific services.
Dual Compensation. A Trustee serving as a director, officer, partner, or
employee of any corporation, partnership, or other business in which the trust owns an
interest shall also be entitled to receive reasonable compensation for his or her services
rendered as Trustee in addition to the compensation being paid to him or her by such
business. The compensation paid to the Trustee in either capacity shall not be offset
against the other. A Trustee who is an investment advisor, attorney, accountant, or other
professional shall not be disqualified from rendering professional services to the trust and
being compensated on a reasonable basis therefore in addition to any compensation that he
or she otherwise is entitled to receive as Trustee. Neither shall a firm with which a Trustee
is associated as a partner, officer, or employee be disqualified from dealing with, rendering
services to, or discharging duties for the trust and being compensated therefore on a
reasonable basis. A Trustee is authorized to retain himself or herself or any firm with
which he or she is associated to render investment, legal, accounting, or other professional
services. Fees may be paid for such services without respect to such relationship and
without respect to any agreement that the Trustee may have with his or her firm
concerning the division of fees and commissions after complying with the requirements of
Probate Code 15687, if applicable.
Right of Indemnification and Reimbursement. A Trustee shall be
entitled to indemnification and reimbursement from the trust estate of which that person
serves as Trustee for any expense, loss, damage, liability, costs, or claim (including,
without limitation, attorney's fees and costs of litigation) incurred by the Trustee by reason
of any act performed or omitted to be performed by the Trustee, acting in good faith, in
the administration of the trust. The Trustee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith on
behalf of the trust if the Trustee acted in a manner reasonably believed by the Trustee to be
within the scope of his or her authority and in the best interest of the trust and its
beneficiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Trustee shall not be indemnified or
reimbursed with respect to any expense, loss, damage, or claim incurred by reason of any
breaches of trust, by acts or omissions, committed intentionally, with gross negligence, in
bad faith, or with reckless indifference to the interests of the beneficiaries.
Notice to the Trustees. Until the Trustees receive written notice of any
birth, marriage, death, or other event affecting the rights of beneficiaries to payments or
distributions from the trust, the Trustees shall incur no liability to any persons whose
interests may have been affected by that event for payments or distributions made by the
Trustees in good faith as though the event had not occurred.
Confidentiality of Trust Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in
this Trust Agreement, the Trustees shall not disclose the contents of this Trust Agreement,
or the fact of its existence unless required to do so by law or applicable regulation,
regulatory authorities, or legal process, without our prior written consent. The Trustees
may, however, disclose the terms of this Trust Agreement where necessary to carry out
their powers, to enforce the rights and remedies belonging to the trust, or as required by a
court in its supervision of the trust. The Trustees may also disclose the contents of this
Trust Agreement to persons employed by them to advise or assist them in the
administration of the trusts, including attorneys and accountants, provided these
professionals agree to keep the disclosed information confidential on the same terms as
provided in this section.
Disclosure to the Beneficiaries. During our lifetimes, the Trustees shall
have no duty to provide any information regarding the trust to anyone other than us. After
the Deceased Spouse's death, the Trustees shall have no duty to provide any information
regarding the trust or subtrusts created under this Trust Agreement to any one other than
the Surviving Spouse, except as required by law. Probate Code 16060 and 16061 shall
not apply to any trust created under this Trust Agreement until after the death of the
Surviving Spouse. Prior to the death of the Surviving Spouse, the Trustees shall have no
duty to disclose to any beneficiary other than the Surviving Spouse the existence of this
trust or any information about its terms or administration, except as required by law.
Reports and Accounts. We hereby waive all statutory requirements,
including the requirement under Probate Code 16062(a), that the Trustees of any trust
created under this Trust Agreement render a report or account to the beneficiaries of the
trust. The Trustees shall not be required to make any current reports or render any annual
or other periodic accounts to any trust beneficiary or to any court, whether or not required
by statute, except pursuant to court order. The Trustees may take action for the approval
of their accounts at the times and before the courts, or without court proceedings, as they
determine in the exercise of their discretion. Any Trustees' account may, at the Trustees'
option, either be settled pursuant to the provisions of Probate Code 16060 et seq. or by
sending the account to all beneficiaries of such trust, at their respective last known
addresses by certified mail, return receipt requested. Unless written objections are
received by the Trustees within sixty (60) days of mailing such account, the account and
all transactions set forth in the account shall be deemed settled and approved. The
Trustees shall pay the costs and expenses of such action, including the compensation and
expenses of accountants, attorneys, and guardians, from the principal or income, or both,
of the trust as they determine.
Our Right to Release Trustees. We, acting together or the survivor of us
acting alone, reserve the right to execute a release, with or without an account, approving
the administration of the trust by the Trustees. A release shall discharge the Trustees from
any accountability and liability to us or our estates or to any other persons interested or
claiming to be interested in the trust as to all matters covered by the release or in the
account, if any, with the same effect as if an account of the Trustees for the period
concerned had been judicially settled and allowed in a proceeding to which these other
persons (including all interested persons) were parties. No beneficiary other than us or
our Executors shall have the right to question or assert any liability by the Trustees for the
Trustees' acts or omissions during our lifetimes.
Right of Trustees to Secure Releases. As to each separate trust, the
Trustees are authorized to secure from any beneficiary a full and complete release from
any and all liabilities arising from the Trustees' administration of the trust and the
beneficiary's written approval of any account or report of the Trustees. The release or
approval shall be binding and conclusive upon the beneficiary and upon all of the
beneficiary's issue (including then unborn, unknown, and unascertained issue) and other
successors in interest who may then have or later acquire any interest in the separate trust.
All written instruments to be delivered to or executed by a beneficiary may be delivered to
penalty of perjury by the beneficiary describing his or her expenses and financial needs and
any other financial resources available to him or her, without further investigation. The
Trustees may continue to rely upon a declaration until otherwise advised in another
declaration from the beneficiary.
In making principal distributions to the Surviving Spouse from any trust held for
his or her benefit the following additional rules shall apply. The Trustees shall use their
best efforts not to make distributions of principal to the Surviving Spouse from a trust
estate that will not be includible in the Surviving Spouse's gross taxable estate until the
principal of the trust estates that will be includible in the Surviving Spouse's taxable estate
has been substantially exhausted. It is not, however, our intent to force sales of assets that
are being used by the Surviving Spouse for his or her living requirements, such as his or
her residence or automobiles, nor to force a sale of any assets that would result in a sale
disadvantageous to the owner of such assets because of market conditions or timing.
Consistent with the foregoing provisions, the Trustees are requested, but not directed, to
make distributions to the Surviving Spouse from the trust estates held for his or her
benefit, as otherwise provided in this Trust Agreement, in the following order, until each
trust estate has been substantially exhausted: first, from the trust estate of the Survivor's
Trust; second, from the trust estates of trusts that qualified for the marital deduction in the
Deceased Spouse's taxable estate and which are not exempt from GST tax; third, from the
trust estates of trusts that qualified for the marital deduction in the Deceased Spouse's
taxable estate and which are exempt from GST tax; fourth, from the trust estates of trusts
that were not qualified for the marital deduction in the Deceased Spouse's taxable estate
and which are not exempt from GST tax; and finally, from trust estates of trusts that were
not qualified for the marital deduction in the Deceased Spouse's taxable estate and are
exempt from GST tax.
Limitation on Discretion of a Beneficiary Serving as Trustee.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Trust Agreement, a Trustee (other than one
of us) who is also a beneficiary of the trust shall not have, and shall not participate in the
exercise of, the power to use, apply, or distribute trust principal for his or her own benefit,
except as necessary to provide for his or her health, education, maintenance, and support
in his or her accustomed manner of living. Further, a Trustee who is also a beneficiary of
the trust shall not participate in the exercise of any power to advance or loan funds to
himself or herself or to guarantee or secure any debt of such beneficiary/Trustee.
Voting. While more than two Trustees are serving, the decision of the
majority of the Trustees shall prevail and be binding with respect to all matters affecting
the trust estate. If one or more Trustees are excluded or precluded from participating in
making a decision with respect to a particular matter, the remaining Trustees acting by
majority vote shall make the decision. Any act by or instrument executed by the majority
of the Trustees shall constitute the action of the Trustees as if done by all Trustees. Any
dissenting or nonconcurring Trustee shall not be liable to any person for the action or
failure to act of the other Trustees acting by majority vote.
Delegation by One Trustee. Each Trustee may at any time, by a signed
revocable instrument, delegate to another Trustee the exercise of all or less than all of the
powers conferred on a Trustee. Nonetheless, the delegating Trustee shall be liable for the
proper exercise of the delegated powers by the other Trustee.
established under this Trust Agreement. Anyone may rely on a copy of this Trust
Agreement certified by a Trustee, by the Trustee's legal counsel, or by a Notary Public, to
be a counterpart or true copy of this Trust Agreement.
Reliance on the Authority of Trustees. No persons or organizations
employed by the Trustees or retained by the Trustees as provided in this article shall be
required to oversee or supervise the activities of the Trustees or to inquire into the
Trustees' powers, authority, or discretion. Each person or organization so employed or
retained may rely implicitly upon the written instructions of the Trustees with respect to
the property and business of the trust, including instructions of the Trustees to deal
directly with investment counsel employed by the Trustees. In no event shall any person
or organization so employed or retained be liable for any act or omission of any Trustee in
which that person or organization may also have participated.
THE POWERS OF THE TRUSTEES
Subject in all instances to their fiduciary duties and the limitations set forth
elsewhere in this Trust Agreement, with regard to the entire trust estate and all trusts
established under this Trust Agreement, the Trustees shall have all the powers described
below, all powers granted by law (including all the powers set forth in Probate Code
16220 et seq.), and all powers reasonably necessary to carry out their duties as Trustees
to administer, manage, protect, and invest the trust estate. The Trustees in their discretion,
without court approval, authorization, or supervision, may exercise these powers except
as expressly required in this Trust Agreement.
To Accept Property. The Trustees may accept or receive additions and
contributions to the trust estate from either of us or any other person and hold the
property in trust under the provisions of this Trust Agreement. If the Trustees receive
property from another fiduciary and if the Trustees believe the action to be in the best
interests of the trust estate, the Trustees are authorized to waive an accounting from the
fiduciary, to approve his or her actions, to consent to his or her proposed actions, and to
consent to his or her discharge.
To Disclaimer or Reject Property. The Trustees may renounce or
otherwise disclaim all or any part of any interest in property passing to the trust, by gift or
bequest, and any right, power, privilege, or discretion granted the Trustees under this
Trust Agreement. The Trustees may reject any property or interest in property passing to
the trust, including property that by reason of hazardous materials or substance the
Trustees determine (after investigation at the expense of the trust) would be detrimental to
the trust purpose.
To Retain Property. The Trustees may retain trust property received at
the inception of the trust or at any other time, from either of us or any other person until,
in the judgment of the Trustees, disposition or distribution of the property should be made.
The property may be retained even though the property is unproductive, is property in
which a Trustee is personally interested or in which the Trustee owns an undivided interest
personally or as trustee of another trust, or there is known or later discovered to be
hazardous materials or substances requiring remedial action pursuant to environmental
laws. Notwithstanding Probate Code 16048 and 16049, the Trustees shall have no duty
to dispose of any part of the trust property included in the trust at the time of its creation,
or later added to the trust by either of us or another person, that would not be a proper
investment for the Trustees to make. The Trustees may, without liability, continue to hold
that property. The Trustees may hold trust property in bearer form so that title may pass
by delivery, or in the name of any one Trustee or a nominee without indication of any
fiduciary capacity by the nominee. The Trustees may keep all or part of the trust property
at any place within the United States or abroad.
To Operate a Business. The Trustees may continue or participate in the
operation of any business or other enterprise (including a partnership as a general or
limited partner) that is part of the trust property for as long as the Trustees deem
advisable, at the risk of the trust estate and not at the risk of the Trustees. The Trustees
may incorporate, dissolve, or change the form of the organization of the business or
enterprise, or operate it as a partnership or in any other form. The profits and losses from
any business or other enterprise shall be chargeable to and borne by the trust, and not the
Trustees. A Trustee, as an individual, may continue to be a shareholder, director, officer,
employee, or partner of any business or enterprise in which the trust holds any interest.
To Invest and Reinvest Trust Property. The Trustees may invest and
reinvest trust property (including income and principal) in any kind of property, whether
real, personal, or mixed, including (1) real property (including leaseholds; royalty interests;
interests in mines, oil and gas wells, timberlands, and other wasting assets), (2) intangible
personal property (including common and preferred stock and all other kinds of securities
(on margin or otherwise); investment company shares, mutual funds, index funds, common
trust funds (including any common trust fund under the management of a corporate
trustee) and other collective investment vehicles; interests in partnerships (whether as a
general or limited partner); commodities; governmental obligations of every kind;
obligations of corporations or unincorporated associations; and patents, copyrights,
trademarks, and other intangible rights), and (3) tangible personal property (including
precious metals, works of art, and other collectibles). The Trustees are authorized to
establish and maintain brokerage accounts, including margin accounts, for the purpose of
purchasing, acquiring, possessing, pledging, hypothecating, selling and otherwise
disposing of, and generally dealing in and with any of the foregoing types of investments.
To Administer Securities. The Trustees may purchase, exchange, or sell
stocks, bonds, futures contracts, and other securities, and puts, calls, straddles, and other
options. The Trustees may maintain brokerage accounts, including margin and commodity
accounts, and in connection with such accounts, may borrow, pledge securities, make
short sales, and sell on margin or otherwise. With respect to all securities held by in the
trust estate, the Trustees may exercise the rights, powers, and privileges, and
responsibilities of an owner, including the right to vote; to give general or limited proxies;
to pay calls, assessments, and other sums; to participate in voting trusts, pooling
arrangements, foreclosures, reorganizations, consolidations, mergers, and liquidations; to
deposit securities with and transfer title to any protective or other committee; and to
exchange, exercise, or sell stock subscription or conversion rights. The Trustees may also
accept and retain as an investment any securities received through the exercise of any of
the foregoing powers.
To Conduct Banking Activities. The Trustees may establish financial
accounts of any kind, including checking, money market, and savings accounts, with any
bank, savings and loan association, credit union, brokerage firm, or other financial
institution (including such accounts in the banking department of a Trustee that is a
corporation or partnership). The Trustees may deposit trust funds into such accounts,
withdraw funds from such accounts, and transfer funds among such accounts. The
Trustees may designate in writing the persons, whether or not Trustees, who may conduct
such banking activities, and the financial institutions may rely, without liability, on such
designations.
To Purchase and Sell Trust Property. The Trustees may buy, purchase,
acquire, sell, convey, dispose of, exchange, or otherwise transfer any trust property, or any
interest in property, for cash or on credit, at public or private sale, with or without notice,
and for the prices and upon the terms as the Trustees determine. The Trustees may grant
or acquire options and rights of first refusal involving the acquisition or disposition of any
trust property.
To Manage Trust Property. The Trustees may manage, control, divide,
develop, improve, repair, exchange, partition, change the character of, or abandon trust
property or any interest in trust property. The Trustees may enter into a lease for any
purpose as lessor or lessee with or without the option to purchase or renew and for a term
within or extending beyond the term of the trust. The Trustees may amend or extend
existing leases. The Trustees may also demolish or remove buildings or other
improvements on trust property.
To Borrow Money and Encumber Trust Property. The Trustees may
borrow money for any trust purpose from any person upon such terms and conditions as
may be determined by the Trustees, and obligate the trust to make repayment from trust
property. We or the Trustees may loan or advance funds to the trust, and the loans or
advances together with the interest charged shall be treated as a first lien on the trust
estate until repaid. The Trustees may also encumber, mortgage, or pledge trust property
for a term within or extending beyond the term of the trust in connection with the exercise
of any power vested in the Trustees, or to create restrictions, easements, or other
servitudes on trust property.
Providing Guarantees. The Trustees may guarantee any indebtedness
incurred by either of us, or by any entity owned directly or indirectly by either of us or by
the trust, as we may direct.
To Make Loans. The Trustees may loan or advance trust property of any
kind (including money) for any trust purpose to any person on terms and conditions as
determined by the Trustees, subject to limitations stated in this Trust Agreement. The
Trustees may make loans out of trust property to the current beneficiary on terms and
conditions that the Trustees determine are fair and reasonable under the circumstances,
and guarantee loans to the current beneficiary by encumbrances on trust property.
To Purchase Liability Insurance. The Trustees may purchase and pay the
premiums on policies to insure the property of the trust estate against damage or loss and
to insure the Trustees against liability with respect to third persons. The Trustees shall not
be liable for any omission to purchase any type or amount of insurance. The premiums
shall be a proper expense to be charged against the trust.
time to time, up to and including the entire lifetime of the beneficiary. During the
postponement, the retained portion or part of the trust estate shall be administered under
the same terms as applied immediately prior to the postponement.
To Determine Values and Allocate Property. The Trustees, in their
discretion, shall determine the valuations of trust property for purposes of divisions,
allocations, and distributions, and those valuations, reasonably determined, shall be final
and binding on all beneficiaries and other persons having an interest in the trust. The
Trustees may adjust any valuations retroactively if a different valuation is finally
determined for federal estate tax purposes. The Trustees are authorized to effect the
division, allocation, or distribution of trust property in divided or undivided interests, in
cash or in kind or partly in both, pro rata or non-pro rata, as the Trustees shall determine,
and to sell any property in connection with the division, allocation, or distribution if the
Trustees deem that action necessary or appropriate. A distribution in kind may be made
pro rata or non-pro rata, and a beneficiary may receive all or a portion of any asset as part
of a distribution or allocation in kind. The Trustees may allocate or distribute property (or
the right to receive property) which is subject to estate tax and federal income tax as
income in respect of a decedent ("IRD") to any one or more of the trusts created under
this Trust Agreement or the beneficiaries of any trust; in such case, other trust assets shall
be used to equalize any disproportionate allocation or distribution of items of IRD to any
one or more trusts or beneficiaries. In making such divisions, allocations, and
distributions, the Trustees are not required to consider the income taxes bases of such
assets or the potential income tax consequences to the beneficiaries receiving the assets.
To Make Allocations between Principal and Income. The Trustees shall
determine what is principal or income of the trust estate, and what items shall be charged
or credited to principal or income, or both. For example, Trustees fees, attorney's fees,
accounting fees, and custodian fees shall be charged against income or principal, or both,
in such proportions (or all against either income or principal) as the Trustees determine.
In exercising such discretion, the Trustees may use the California Uniform Principal and
Income Act as a guide.
The Trustees shall not be required to establish any reserves. The Trustees may,
however, establish reserves for depreciation, depletion, amortization, obsolescence, or
repair and improvement of capital assets; for operating capital; or to amortize loans from
income. If the Trustees determine to establish a reserve, they may fund the reserve by
appropriate charges against the income of the trust estate, in such amounts as the Trustees
determine. If any security is purchased for a premium or at a discount, such premium or
discount may be amortized in a reasonable manner. In addition, the Trustees may establish
such reserves as they consider necessary for the payment of all taxes.
To Retain or Purchase Unproductive or Under-productive Property.
The Trustees may retain, purchase, or otherwise acquire property that is unproductive or
under-productive of current income. Because of the substantial potential for appreciation
presented by unproductive assets such as unimproved real estate and growth stocks, we
want the Trustees to have broad discretion to acquire those assets. The Trustees shall
have a duty to make the trust property productive (Probate Code 16007), but property
may be made productive by appreciation in value as well as by the production of income.
The Trustees may acquire and retain assets for appreciation as part of a portfolio that
produces a reasonable level of current income.
To Invest Trust Assets Together. Each of the trusts and trust shares
created under this Trust Agreement shall be a separate trust for trust, accounting, tax, and
all other purposes. The Trustees shall keep an account for each trust and may, but shall
not be required to, segregate trust assets. Rather, the Trustees may invest together the
property of the separate trusts, allotting to each separate trust its proportionate undivided
interest in the collective fund. The undivided interest always shall be equal to that trust's
proportionate contribution to the mingled assets.
To Consolidate Trusts. If a trust is to be established or exists under this
Trust Agreement for a beneficiary for whom another trust has been established under this
Trust Agreement, the Trustees may allocate the property for the one trust to the other
trust. Similarly, if either of us has established a trust for a beneficiary for whom a trust is
to be established or exists under this Trust Agreement, and the dispositive provisions of
that trust are substantially the same as the dispositive provisions of the trust to be
established or existing under this Trust Agreement, the Trustees may transfer the property
for the trust to be established or existing under this Trust Agreement to the Trustees of the
other trust, to be held on the terms of that other trust. Further, where the dispositive
provisions of each trust or trust share are substantially similar, the Trustees shall have the
discretion to combine any trusts or trust shares into one trust because of changed
circumstances, litigation among beneficiaries, administrative difficulties, or other reasons
suggesting a need for such a combination. A combination must not materially impair the
interests of any beneficiaries. Trusts may be combined or consolidated whether created
inter vivos or by will, by the same or different trust instruments, by the same or different
Settlors, whether the Trustees are the same, and regardless of where the trusts were
created or administered. When combining trusts, however, the Trustees shall only
combine Exempt Trusts with other Exempt Trusts.
To Divide Trusts. With respect to all trusts established under this Trust
Agreement, the Trustees shall have the discretionary power, exercisable without need of
court approval, to divide the trust into two or more separate trusts for any purpose,
including, without limitation, any of the following purposes.
To create one or more separate trusts to hold the qualified and
nonqualified portions of any trust where an election has been
properly made to qualify a portion but not all of the trust for the
federal estate tax marital deduction.
To create one or more separate trusts that qualify as a qualified S
corporation shareholder or as any other type of special trust
provided for under the I.R.C.
To create one or more separate trusts with assets completely
exempt from any application of any generation-skipping transfer
tax. If the Trustees exercise the election provided by I.R.C.
2652(a)(3) as to any trust, the Trustees are authorized in their
discretion to hold the property of the trust in two separate
fractional share trusts, one in an amount equal to the Deceased
beneficiary, or other interested person; or any person who is provided for under this Trust
Agreement, our Wills, any beneficiary designation, or any Will substitute; or any person
who would be entitled to any of our property under the laws of succession or otherwise,
alone or in conjunction with any other person or persons, directly or indirectly (1)
institutes any legal proceeding that attacks or contests this Trust Agreement or our Wills,
or attacks or seeks to impair or invalidate any of their provisions; (2) asserts in any manner
any claim against our estates or property other than as provided in this Trust Agreement
and our Wills; (3) attacks or contests or seeks to change any beneficiary designation under
an insurance policy, employee benefit plan, deferred compensation plan, retirement plan,
or other Will substitute of either of us; (4) seeks to change our testamentary plan (such as
by challenging the appointment of fiduciaries designated by us or in the manner described
by us); (5) objects to any construction or interpretation of this Trust Agreement or our
Wills, or any provision of them, that is adopted or proposed by the Trustees or our
Executors, (6) frivolously seeks or requests the removal of any person serving as a Trustee
or an Executor, or (7) conspires with or voluntarily assists any person or persons
attempting to do any of these things, we direct that that person (the "Contestant") and all
persons conspiring with or assisting him or her shall take none of our property and nothing
from our estates. All these persons are expressly disinherited. Any and all gifts or
property that otherwise would have gone to these persons shall be forfeited and shall pass
as if these persons had predeceased us without leaving living issue; provided, however, if
the Surviving Spouse is the Contestant, our issue shall not be barred by reason of his or
her actions. The foregoing provisions shall apply to any persons who claim that either of
us entered into an oral agreement providing for the disposition or transfer of property to
those persons or others in any way inconsistent with the provisions of this Trust
Agreement or our Wills.
The foregoing provisions shall not be violated by (1) the disclaimer of any right or
interest in trust property; (2) the exercise by the Surviving Spouse of any election granted
by law; (3) the submission of creditors' claims, supported by consideration, by any person
to our Executors or the Trustees that are believed in good faith to be owed by us to that
person; or (4) the commencement of any proceeding for declaratory relief to determine
whether any action by any person constitutes a contest under these provisions. Further,
any petition filed or other action taken by the Trustees or our Executors seeking judicial
construction or interpretation of this Trust Agreement or our Wills, the amendment of this
Trust Agreement, or an order combining, consolidating, distributing, or dividing the trust
or permitting such actions by the Trustees, shall not be a contest for purposes of these
provisions. Nor shall any acts done or omitted pursuant to a final judgment in any judicial
proceeding violate these provisions.
Expenses of Contest. Our Executors and the Trustees serving under this
Trust Agreement are expressly authorized to defend against any and all of the actions
described in Section 19.2, including any contest or attack of any nature upon this Trust
Agreement, our respective Wills, or any of their provisions. All expenses incurred in the
defense of any of the actions or matters described in Section 19.2 shall be paid, as the
Trustees determine, from either our probate estates or the trust estate as expenses of
administration. If, however, a Contestant is or becomes entitled to receive any property or
property interests included in our probate estates or the trust estate, whether under this
Trust Agreement, our Wills, or any other instrument, then all expenses incurred by the
Trustees or our Executors in the defense of the actions undertaken by the Contestant shall
be charged against and paid from the property or property interests that the Contestant
otherwise would be entitled to receive, whether or not the Trustees or our Executors were
successful in the defense of the Contestant's actions.
RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES: MAXIMUM DURATION OF TRUSTS
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Trust Agreement, unless terminated at
an earlier date, all trusts created under this Trust Agreement (including any interest created
by the exercise of any limited power of appointment granted under this Trust Agreement,
other than an appointed trust in which some or all of the appointed interests are allowed a
new perpetuities period because of a new power of appointment or withdrawal conferred
by the exercise of the original power) shall terminate one day prior to the date that is
twenty-one (21) years after the date of death of the last survivor of the class of persons
consisting of us, our issue, and the issue of our grandparents living on the Deceased
Spouse's date of death, and each natural person who is designated in this Trust Agreement
by name as a beneficiary. Any trust created by the exercise of a general power of
appointment granted under this Trust Agreement shall terminate as provided in the
instrument by which the power is exercised.
Upon termination, the Trustees shall immediately distribute the remaining trust
estate of each separate trust to the person or persons who would have been entitled to
receive income distributions from the trust estate if it had not been terminated under this
provision. If more than one person would have been entitled to receive income
distributions, the Trustees shall immediately distribute the property among these persons in
the proportions in which income would have been distributed to them. If these
proportions are not described in this Trust Agreement, the Trustees shall distribute the
property in the proportions they determine in the exercise of their discretion. If no person
would have been entitled to receive income distributions, but the income would have been
held for possible distribution to one or more persons, the Trustees shall immediately
distribute the property among those persons in the proportions in which income could
have been distributed to them, or if those proportions cannot be determined from this
Trust Agreement, in the proportions as the Trustees determine in the exercise of their
discretion. If no person is identified under the foregoing provisions, the remaining trust
estate shall be distributed to the presumptive remainder beneficiaries of the remaining trust
estate, in proportion to their respective interests, or if none, to those persons and in those
shares as determined by the Trustees, in their discretion, taking into account the other
terms of this Trust Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this article, no trust shall terminate
pursuant to the provisions of this article if the trust would otherwise be legally valid and
lawfully permitted to continue under applicable state law without the application of the
provisions of this article. For purposes of this provision, the state law of the situs of the
trust as of the time such determination is to be made shall be the applicable state law.
SPENDTHRIFT PROVISIONS
The following provisions shall apply only as to the separate irrevocable trusts
established under this Trust Agreement following the Deceased Spouse's death. These
provisions shall not, however, enable the Trustees to withhold any distributions otherwise
payable to the Surviving Spouse.
and fixtures at the full insurable value of the property and earthquake insurance if
appropriate. The Trustees shall also pay the property taxes imposed on the Residences.
The Surviving Spouse shall not be liable for any waste of the Residences.
Improvements. Any improvements made to a Residence by the Surviving
Spouse shall become part of the Residence, and the Surviving Spouse shall not have any
claim for reimbursement for amounts expended for improvements.
Sale of Residence. The Trustees may sell a Residence with the consent of
the Surviving Spouse, which he or she may withhold with or without cause or justification.
The Surviving Spouse may instruct the Trustees to sell a Residence, and the Trustees shall
attempt to sell the trust's interest in the Residence at the time, for the price, and on the
terms as the Trustees may determine.
GENERAL TRUST PROVISIONS
The following provisions shall apply in all matters of construction and
interpretation of this Trust Agreement.
Rules of Construction. Unless the specific provision or term being
construed or the context of the provision or term otherwise requires, and except as
otherwise expressly provided in this Trust Agreement, the general provisions and rules of
construction and interpretation set forth in the Probate Code and in this article and the
definitions set forth in ARTICLE 24 (Definitions) shall govern the construction and
interpretation of this Trust Agreement. Where the provisions and rules of construction or
definitions set forth in the Probate Code and in this article and ARTICLE 24 conflict, the
provisions and rules and definitions set forth in this article and ARTICLE 24 shall govern.
As to any questions of construction or interpretation of this Trust Agreement, the
construction or interpretation that would favor the Surviving Spouse and our children, in
that order, shall be adopted or applied.
Governing Law. This Trust Agreement has been executed in California,
and its validity and construction, including the determination of all rights of the
beneficiaries, shall be governed by the laws of California regardless of where the trusts are
administered. Further, except as otherwise provided in this section, the trusts established
under this Trust Agreement shall be administered in California regardless of where the
Trustees or beneficiaries reside, and all matters and questions related to their
administration shall be governed by the laws of California. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
with the consent of a majority in percentage interest of all the beneficiaries of the trust
then entitled to trust income (whether discretionary or not), the Trustees may transfer the
situs of a trust established under this Trust Agreement to another state of the United States
as they determine to be in the best interests of the trust beneficiaries. After any change of
situs for a trust, the laws of the state of the new situs shall govern the administration of the
transferred trust, but the validity of this Trust Agreement and its construction shall
continue to be governed by the laws of California.
Successors in Interest. This Trust Agreement shall be binding upon our
heirs, executors, successors, and assigns, the Trustees and the successor Trustees, and all
the beneficiaries and interested persons under this Trust Agreement.
that person's successor in interest, and shall include an heir, devisee, legatee, a person with
any interest in a trust, and any person entitled to enforce a charitable trust, as provided in
Probate Code 24. "Income beneficiary" means a person currently entitled to receive
distributions of net income from a trust or to whom distributions could be made by the
Trustees in the exercise of their discretion.
Charitable Organization. The term "charitable organization" means an
organization or trust described in I.R.C. 170(c), 2055(a), and 2522(a) to which
contributions or bequests are deductible for both federal income and estate tax purposes.
Child, Parent, and Issue. The term "child" means any individual entitled
to take as a child under the Probate Code by intestate succession from the parent whose
relationship is involved. References to "child" or "children" mean descendants in the first
degree of the parent designated. A child of ours shall include a child born or adopted after
the execution of our respective Wills and this Trust Agreement. Children of either of us
shall be treated as our children. The term "parent" means any individual entitled to take as
a parent under the Probate Code by intestate succession from the child whose relation is
involved. The terms "issue" or "descendants" of a person means all the person's lineal
descendants of all generations, with the relationship of parent and child at each generation
being determined by the definitions of parent and child. The term "grandchild" includes
only a child of a child of the person referred to.
For all purposes of succession, a stepchild shall be treated as a natural child.
Deceased Spouse; Surviving Spouse. The term "Deceased Spouse"
means the first of us to die. The term "Surviving Spouse" means the one of us who
survives the other. If we die under circumstances where it cannot be established whether
or not one of us survived the other, then it shall be conclusively presumed that each of us
survived the other for purposes of administering our respective shares of the trust estate,
and we direct that this Trust Agreement be so construed.
Distribute. The term "distribute" means to pay directly to, or apply for the
benefit of, the designated beneficiary, donee, or transferee or that person's agent.
Education. The term "education" shall include, but not be limited to,
elementary, primary, secondary, college, graduate, postgraduate, and professional study or
schooling, and vocational training, as well as instruction in drama, music, art, science,
computers, and other subjects taught before or after a regular school day. Payments for
education shall include tuition, books, supplies, tutors, and the beneficiary's reasonable
related living and travel expenses, including clothing, room and board, and a reasonable
living allowance.
Estate Taxes. The term "Estate taxes" means all estate, inheritance,
transfer, succession, legacy, death, and other similar taxes, including any interest or
penalties on these taxes, that may be imposed by reason of a Settlor's death. "Estate
taxes" excludes any income tax, generation-skipping transfer tax, excise tax, and other
similar taxes.
Executors. The term "Executors" means an executor, administrator,
administrator with the will annexed, special administrator, personal representative, or a
person who performs substantially the same function under the law of another jurisdiction
governing the person's status, including all successors or persons holding the office
temporarily. If, however, there is no Executor serving within the United States, the term
means the Trustees of this trust for purposes of the property held in the trust estate, as
provided in I.R.C. 2203. The terms "Executor" and "Executors" each include both the
singular and the plural.
Expenses of Estate Administration. The term "expenses of estate
administration" means those expenses incurred following the death of either of us by that
spouse's estate or by the Trustees of the trust that are deductible (whether or not so
deducted) for estate tax purposes pursuant to I.R.C. 2053. Such expenses shall include
attorney's, appraiser's, and accountant's fees and all expenses incurred in determining the
amount of any Estate tax.
Federal Estate Tax Value. The term "federal estate tax value" means the
value of property included in the deceased Settlor's gross estate, valued either as of the
deceased Settlor's date of death or the alternate valuation date, as finally determined for
federal estate tax purposes. The federal estate tax value of any property acquired after the
deceased Settlor's death shall be deemed to be its adjusted basis at the time of its
acquisition as finally determined for federal income tax purposes. References to "adjusted
gross estate" shall mean the deceased Settlor's gross estate as finally determined for
federal estate tax purposes, but excluding property includible in the deceased Settlor's
gross estate pursuant to I.R.C. 2044 and subtracting allowable deductions under I.R.C.
2053 and 2054.
Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax. The terms "generation-skipping
transfer tax" or "GST tax" refer to the federal generation-skipping transfer tax imposed by
Chapter 13 of the I.R.C. The term "GST exemption" refers to the exemption provided in
I.R.C. 2631(a). "Unused GST exemption" means the amount of a person's GST
exemption that is then remaining available for allocation to property or a trust as to which
the person is the transferor. A "GST exempt trust" is a trust that has an inclusion ratio of
zero for purposes of the GST tax. A "GST nonexempt trust" is a trust that has an
inclusion ratio of greater than zero for purposes of the GST tax. The terms "GST reverse
QTIP election" or "reverse QTIP election" refer to the election provided for qualified
terminable interest property under I.R.C. 2652(a)(3) to treat all of a QTIP trust as if, for
purposes of the GST tax, the QTIP election had not been made.
Gifts. The term "gifts" mean devises, legacies, bequests, and all other
types of donative transfers, inter vivos and testamentary.
Guardian. The term "guardian" means the court-appointed guardian of
the person or estate of a minor person. The term "natural guardian" means the child's
parents.
Health. The term "health" refers to all matters related to the health of the
designated person, including medical, dental, hospital, and nursing expenses and expenses
of home care and therapy incurred for the person's benefit.
Heirs at Law. The terms "heirs at law" or "heirs" mean the persons
determined according to the California laws of intestate succession then in effect relating
to separate property not acquired from a previously deceased spouse.
Incapacity. The term "incapacity" when used with respect to any person
appointed to serve or serving as Trustee shall have the following meaning. A person shall
be considered to be incapacitated, and unable to serve or continue to serve as a Trustee, if
the person is under a legal disability or by reason of illness or mental or physical disability
is or would be unable to give prompt and intelligent consideration to the financial and
administrative matters affecting the trust or trusts for which he or she serves as Trustee.
The determination of a person's inability at any time shall be made by either (1) the
person's primary physician, or (2) an order of a court appointing a conservator for that
person.
Interested Person. The term "interested person" includes (1) an heir,
devisee, child, spouse, creditor, beneficiary, and any other person having a property right
in or claim against the trust estate; (2) any person having priority for appointment as a
fiduciary under this Trust Agreement; and (3) a fiduciary representing an interested person.
Internal Revenue Code. The term "Internal Revenue Code" or "I.R.C."
means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time,
and corresponding provisions of any subsequent federal internal revenue law.
Investment Counsel. The term "investment counsel" means reputable,
professional, independent, and disinterested investment counsel that is (1) currently
managing at least five other accounts of equal or larger size, (2) compensated for services
on a fee basis, but not on any percentage of the price of assets purchased or sold, and (3)
not personally or financially interested in the sale or purchase of assets to or by the trust.
The term "discretionary investment counsel" means investment counsel that has been given
the authority to manage the investment of all or any portion of the trust estate with full
discretion to act without seeking the approval of the Trustees as to individual transactions.
Marital Deduction. The term "marital deduction" means the federal
estate tax deduction allowed for transfers to or for a spouse under the provisions of I.R.C.
2056 or the federal gift tax deduction allowed for transfers under I.R.C. 2523. The
term "marital deduction gift" means a transfer of property that is intended to qualify for
the marital deduction.
May and Shall. Wherever used in this Trust Agreement, the term "may" is
discretionary and means the Executors or Trustees are authorized, at their option, to take
or not take an action as they determine, in their sole and absolute discretion. The term
"shall" is mandatory and means that the Executors or Trustees must take the designated
action.
Probate Code. The term "Probate Code" means the California Probate
Code, as amended from time to time, and corresponding provisions of any subsequent
California laws.
Property. The term "property" means anything that may be the subject of
ownership and includes real and personal property, tangible and intangible property, and
any interest in such property.
The term "real property" (including any residence) includes the land
(including all easements appurtenant to the land), all buildings and
improvements on the land, all policies of insurance on the land and
buildings and improvements on the land, and all oil, gas, mineral,
and similar interests. A gift of real property, including any gift of a
residence, shall be made subject to any and all liens, mortgages,
deeds of trust, or other encumbrances on the property or secured
by the property, whether or not recorded in the official county
records, unless otherwise provided in this Trust Agreement.
The term "tangible personal property" includes clothing, jewelry,
and other personal effects; household furniture, furnishings,
equipment, and appliances (including rugs, linen, and other
household decorations); china, silverware, glassware, crystal, and
other household items of use and decoration; books, pictures,
works of art (including paintings, sculptures, and works on paper),
antiques, stamp and coin collections, wine, and other collectibles;
automobiles, boats, other vehicles, and accessories to vehicles; and
other items of domestic, household, or personal use. "Tangible
personal property" shall not include ordinary currency, cash, or
bullion or property primarily held for investment purposes, such as
investment funds, or any property held for use in a trade or
business.
The term "intangible property" includes rights in literary or musical
properties, rights in works of art, contract rights, copyrights,
publishing rights, and rights to a deceased personality's name, voice,
signature, photograph, or likeness.
QTIP Property. The term "QTIP property" means "qualified terminable
interest property" as defined in I.R.C. 2056(b)(7). The term "QTIP election" means an
election under I.R.C. 2056(b)(7) to treat all of the property allocated to a trust or all of a
trust as QTIP property. A "QTIP trust" means a trust with respect to which a valid QTIP
election has been made.
Residence. The term "residence" means that dwelling or dwellings, as the
case may be, in which either of us normally lived prior to either of our deaths. The term
"residence" includes the fixtures, exterior planting, built-in appliances, and other items that
in the ordinary course of the sale and purchase of the dwellings would remain in or be
regarded as part of the dwellings.
Residue. The term "residue" means the property remaining after the
payment of all expenses of administration and debts and the distribution of all specific gifts
and tangible personal property, and before the payment of Estate taxes. Estate taxes shall
be handled separately, and shall be paid and charged as specifically provided in this Trust
Agreement.
Right of Representation. The term "right of representation" means that
the property shall be distributed, divided, or taken in the manner provided in Section 246
of the Probate Code. Unless otherwise specified, distributions or allocations of property
to or among children or issue, and among successor beneficiaries, shall in all cases be
made in the manner provided in Section 246 of the Probate Code.
Share. The term "share" means a beneficiary's proportional interest as
determined by the provisions of this Trust Agreement in the principal and accumulated
income of the trusts established under this Trust Agreement.
Survivorship. The term "survive" or "survivorship" means to live for at
least thirty (30) days past the designated event. No beneficiary shall be considered to have
survived a Settlor's death, the death of a prior beneficiary, or the event terminating any
trust (and be entitled to any trust funds) unless the beneficiary survives for at least thirty
(30) days after the event. Any beneficiary required to survive any other person, who fails
to survive the other person by thirty (30) days, shall be deemed to have predeceased that
person. If it cannot be established whether a beneficiary has survived by thirty (30) days,
the beneficiary shall be deemed to have failed to survive for the required time. Except as
otherwise expressly provided, any gift or bequest to any person made contingent upon the
survivorship of that person shall lapse and shall not be made if the conditions of
survivorship stated in this section or elsewhere in this Trust Agreement are not met. The
lapsed gifts or bequests shall pass instead as part of the residue of the trust from which the
gifts or bequests were directed to be made. The foregoing provisions shall not apply,
however, to the Surviving Spouse.
Trust Estate. The term "trust estate" means property transferred to the
Trustees, in trust, to be administered under the terms of this Trust Agreement, including
the property transferred to the Trustees upon the establishment of the trusts and following
our respective deaths, and all the income from and appreciation in the property transferred
to the Trustees. As a matter of convenience, all property at any time subject to this Trust
Agreement is collectively referred to as the "trust estate."
Trustees. The terms "Trustee" or "Trustees" mean the persons who are
serving from time to time as the Trustees or Cotrustees under this Trust Agreement,
including each initial, additional, or successor Trustee, whether or not appointed or
confirmed by any court. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references in this Trust
Agreement to the "Trustees" shall include all Trustees. The terms "Trustee" and
"Trustees" each include both the singular and the plural. The term "corporate Trustee"
means a corporation, a bank, a trust company, or other entity that is authorized by law to
serve as a professional Trustee. The term "Independent Trustee" means a Trustee who is
not any of the following: (1) a beneficiary of the trust for which he or she is serving as
Trustee, (2) a person who has transferred property to such trust or joined in any such
transfer; or (3) a person who is a related or subordinate party as to any such beneficiary or
grantor. In addition, if a General Power of Appointment held by a beneficiary of a trust
may only be exercised with the consent of an Independent Trustee, the term "Independent
Trustee" also means a person who does not have a substantial interest in the property
subject to the power which interest is adverse to the exercise of the power in favor of the
beneficiary, his or her estate, his or her creditors, or the creditors of his or her estate.
RELIANCE ON CERTIFIED COPIES
To the same effect as if it were the original, anyone may rely upon a copy of this
Trust Agreement, or any part of this Trust Agreement, certified by a Settlor or Trustee or
their legal counsel to be a true and correct copy of all or any part of this Trust Agreement,
or of any document required to be filed with or maintained at the office of the Trustees.
Anyone may rely upon any statements of fact concerning this trust certified by anyone
who appears from an original document, or a certified copy, to be serving as a Trustee
under this Trust Agreement, including a certification of trust made pursuant to Probate
Code 18100.5.
We have executed this Trust Agreement as of the day and year first written above,
at ________________________, California.
__________________________
Brian T. Magnuson
__________________________
Kimberly A. Magnuson
Settlors and Trustees
Schedule A
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
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