Totten trust


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Noun1.Totten trust - a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetimeTotten trust - a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetime; afterward the balance is payable to the previously named beneficiary
savings account trust, savings bank trust, trust account, trustee account
trust - something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary); "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father"
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(57) The court held that a Totten trust is real and not illusory, and the Totten trusts created by decedent were not included in the amount subject to the spouse's right of election.
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The family request that flowers be omitted and memorial contributions be made for the benefit of Zeli's children, Joseph & Lilly to the Garey D'Ambrosio Totten Trust, care of the Digital Federal Credit Union, 225 Shrewsbury Street, Worcester 01604.
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Although the Totten trust and the life reservation allow a form of the future gift, both have a limited application.
Past and future: attempts to prospectively alienate property
Fortunately, several years prior to their deaths, I had convinced my parents to retitle all of their investments and bank accounts with what is called a Totten Trust. This is also called a Payable on Death/Transfer on Death, or a Beneficiary Designation.
To probate or not to probate
Another frequently used tool to simplify estate administration is the Totten trust, which is a joint bank or savings account with right of survivorship maintained under the owner's control (and, thus, revocable until death) that ultimately passes to a designated beneficiary independent of the decedent's will.
Determining whether lifetime gifts should be made in trust

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