An irrevocable trust is a trust that cannot be modified or terminated without the permission of the beneficiary. In most states, a trust will be deemed irrevocable unless the Trustor specifies otherwise. Once the Trustor has transferred assets into the trust, s/he has no rights of ownership to the assets and the trust. Irrevocable trusts are preferred because it removes all incidents of ownership, thereby effectively removing the trust's assets from the grantor's taxable estate. The Trustor is also relieved of the tax liability on the income generated by the assets. This is the opposite of a "revocable trust", which allows the Trustor to modify the trust.
A Pot Trust is a trust set up for more than one beneficiary, typically children. The purpose of a Pot Trust is to keep the funds in one pot until a later event. For example, at the death of the parents, the assets may be kept in one pot until all the children have graduated from college or reached age 21.
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Modifications allowed by the California trust lawsAn irrevocable trust can be modified under special circumstances, if all beneficiaries agree, by petitioning the probate court. The basic requirement is that all the beneficiaries, or at least one beneficiary and the grantor, consent to the specific modifications.
The only three times you might want to consider creating an irrevocable trust is when you want to (1) minimize estate taxes, (2) become eligible for government programs, or (3) protect your assets from your creditors.
Under California's Rule Against Perpetuities, an interest in an irrevocable trust must vest or terminate either within 21 years after the death of the last potential beneficiary who was alive when the trust was created or within 90 years after the trust was created.
For example, a California Irrevocable Trust is held for the benefit of a child until age 40.
Irrevocable Trusts Generally, a trustee is the only person allowed to withdraw money from an irrevocable trust. But just as we mentioned earlier, the trustee must follow the rules of the legal document and can only take out income or principal when it's in the best interest of the trust.
In California, a trust does not have to be recorded to be legal unless it holds title on real estate. If a trust does not hold title on real estate property, all assets held in the name of the trust are kept private.
An irrevocable trust may automatically terminate on a specific date if the grantor specified a termination date in the trust document. If the grantor did not provide a termination date, an irrevocable trust may be terminated for other reasons.
The trust belongs to all the beneficiaries. If the person selling property in an irrevocable trust uses the trust's money for his own needs in any way or transfers trust money to himself, he is considered by the law to be taking everyone's money, not just his own.
Under an irrevocable trust, legal ownership of the trust is held by a trustee. At the same time, the grantor gives up certain rights to the trust.
In theory, trusts which are irrevocable by their own terms either by stating that they are irrevocable from the start or that they become irrevocable after some event cannot ever be amended, revoked, or terminated thereafter.
