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Settlor

One who establishes a trust—a right of property, real or personal—held and administered by a trustee for the benefit of another.

settlor

n. the person who creates a trust by a written trust declaration, called a "Trustor" in many (particularly western) states and sometimes referred to as the "Donor." The settlor usually transfers the original assets into the trust. (See: trust, trustor)

settlor

a person who settles property on someone.

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The settlor can validly establish a trust where he declares himself trustee to the benefit of one or more beneficiaries, as he himself may be one of the beneficiaries.

THE TRUST UNDER THE NEW CIVIL CODE

courts have levied substantial daily fines against domestic settlors and the domestic branches of foreign banks.

Should I stay or should I go? The erosion of the offshore asset protection trust and the rise of its domestic analogue

31) Traditionally, settlors used spendthrift clauses to protect trust assets from the creditors of irresponsible beneficiaries.

Domestic asset protection trusts: examining the effectiveness of South Dakota asset protection trust statutes for removing assets from a settlor's gross estate

102) For that reason, trust law has traditionally placed limits on the entrustor's ability to circumvent or modify these duties, including the extent to which settlors may exculpate their trustees for mistakes.

Forfeiting trust

The trust can hold assets via an underlying company of which the settlor, or chosen advisor, can be directors.

The Middle East's increasing use of offshore trusts

IRC section 674(c) generally describes independent trustees as persons who are not immediate family or subordinates or employees of the settlor or trustee.

Lifetime credit shelter trusts: utilizing the estate and gift tax exemption before it's too late

In the longer term, when faced with decisions arising both from the increasing complexity of the familyEoACAOs finances and from the evolving dynamics of the family relationships, professional trustees can find it difficult to ensure they adequately take into account the true intentions of the settlor when making their decisions.

Social Capital - the 'human side of wealth': It's not just about the money

The company is ultimately owned by the settlor of the trusts or the family as a whole (although it is generally not advisable that the shares of the PTC are directly owned by a family member).

KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY: Private trust companies are an increasingly popular alternative to a traditional trust structure for families that want to retain greater control of their assets, says Emma Greenaway of Trident Trust's British Virgin Islands of

Hostile trust litigation is reaching "near epidemic" levels, and many settlors and trustees view arbitration as an excellent means of limiting spiraling litigation costs.

Arbitration of trust disputes: two bodies of law collide

Put another way, no state allowed settlors to shield the assets they put in trust for themselves from creditors, finding it against public policy.

Alaska on the asset protection trust map: not far enough for a regulatory advantage, but too far for convenience?

They involve a trustee, which can be an individual, a bank, or a non-profit organization such as a humane society, which handles the finances; a beneficiary, who is the person you choose as your dogs new owner and caretaker; and you, the settlor, the dog owner who is setting up the trust.

Will you? Planning for your dogs care past your death is the ultimate in responsible ownership

Second, "settlor title retention trusts" may help introduce the trust mechanism to settlors who are unfamiliar with trusts and may be deterred by the prospect of giving away title in their property.