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The instrument may also be known as an agreement, indenture, declaration, or deed. In the case of a testamentary trust, for example, the trust instrument is the decedent's will.

The TRUSTEES do hereby agree that they shall hold and stand possessed of the said trust assets, properties and funds (which expression shall include all investments in cash or kind or in any nature whatsoever into and for which, the said property or a part or parts thereof may from time to time be converted, varied or ...

A simple example would be the situation in which one member of a family advances money to another and asks the second member to hold the money or to invest it for him. A more complicated example of an implied trust would be the situation in which one party provides money to another for the purchase of property.

There are two types of trusts under the jurisdiction of the probate division of the Vermont Superior Court: testamentary and nontestamentary. The probate process is a safety measure for the distribution of property when someone dies.

To make a living trust in Vermont, you: Choose whether to make an individual or shared trust. Decide what property to include in the trust. Choose a successor trustee. Decide who will be the trust's beneficiaries?that is, who will get the trust property. Create the trust document.

Create a trust agreement: To make sure you do this correctly, you should hire an attorney. But if you want to do this cheaply, you can use an online program. Sign the trust document: You must do this before a notary public. Transfer assets to the trust: This can be done by retitling them or deeding them to the trust.