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discretionary trust

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A quick definition of discretionary trust:

A discretionary trust is a type of trust where the person in charge (called the trustee) can decide how much money or property to give to the person who will benefit (called the beneficiary). The beneficiary doesn't actually own anything in the trust, so nobody can take it away from them. This means that the trustee has complete control over the money or property in the trust, and the beneficiary can only hope to receive some of it.

A more thorough explanation:

A discretionary trust is a type of trust where the trustee has the power to decide how much of the trust's income and assets should be given to the beneficiary. The beneficiary does not have a guaranteed right to receive any specific amount of money or property from the trust.

Let's say that John sets up a discretionary trust for his daughter, Jane. John names his sister, Sarah, as the trustee of the trust. The trust document states that Sarah has the power to decide how much of the trust's income and assets should be given to Jane. Jane does not have a guaranteed right to receive any specific amount of money or property from the trust.

Another example could be a wealthy individual setting up a discretionary trust for their grandchildren. The trustee would have the power to decide how much money or property should be given to each grandchild, and the grandchildren would not have a guaranteed right to receive any specific amount.

These examples illustrate how a discretionary trust works by giving the trustee the power to make decisions about how much money or property should be given to the beneficiary. The beneficiary does not have a guaranteed right to receive any specific amount, which means that the trust assets are protected from creditors and cannot be voluntarily transferred.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] baddestbunny
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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
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it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
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windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
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NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
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let’s get after it boys and girls
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I gtg to bed soon.
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Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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