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What is the primary obligation of a Trust?
What is the primary obligation of a Trust?
Who is responsible for managing the Trust property?
Who is responsible for managing the Trust property?
What is the governing document for a Trust?
What is the governing document for a Trust?
Who is responsible for legally transferring ownership of the assets to the Trustee?
Who is responsible for legally transferring ownership of the assets to the Trustee?
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What is the relationship between the Trust and the Beneficiaries?
What is the relationship between the Trust and the Beneficiaries?
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What is the significance of the written trust agreement in a Trust?
What is the significance of the written trust agreement in a Trust?
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What is the core element of a Trust that arises from a confidence reposed in the owner of the property?
What is the core element of a Trust that arises from a confidence reposed in the owner of the property?
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What is the ultimate goal of the Trustee's management of the Trust property?
What is the ultimate goal of the Trustee's management of the Trust property?
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What is the nature of the Trustee's relationship with the Beneficiaries?
What is the nature of the Trustee's relationship with the Beneficiaries?
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What is the essential characteristic of a Trust that distinguishes it from other forms of property ownership?
What is the essential characteristic of a Trust that distinguishes it from other forms of property ownership?
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Study Notes
Trust Definition and Characteristics
- A Trust is a relationship where a person or entity holds a valid legal title to a certain property (Trust property) for the benefit of others.
- The Trustee is bound by a fiduciary duty to exercise that legal title for the benefit of one or more individuals or groups (Beneficiaries).
Trust Components
- Trust Property: the assets transferred to the Trustee's management.
- Trustee: the person or entity holding the legal title to the Trust property.
- Beneficiaries: individuals or groups benefiting from the Trust property.
- Settlor: the person transferring ownership of assets to the Trustee.
Indian Trust Act, 1882
- Section 3 defines Trust as "an obligation annexed to the ownership of property and arising out of a confidence reposed in and accepted by the owner, or declared and accepted by him, for the benefit of another or of another and the owner."
- Trust creation: the settlor must legally transfer ownership of assets to the trustee.
Trust Definition and Characteristics
- A Trust is a relationship where a person or entity holds a valid legal title to a certain property (Trust property) for the benefit of others.
- The Trustee is bound by a fiduciary duty to exercise that legal title for the benefit of one or more individuals or groups (Beneficiaries).
Trust Components
- Trust Property: the assets transferred to the Trustee's management.
- Trustee: the person or entity holding the legal title to the Trust property.
- Beneficiaries: individuals or groups benefiting from the Trust property.
- Settlor: the person transferring ownership of assets to the Trustee.
Indian Trust Act, 1882
- Section 3 defines Trust as "an obligation annexed to the ownership of property and arising out of a confidence reposed in and accepted by the owner, or declared and accepted by him, for the benefit of another or of another and the owner."
- Trust creation: the settlor must legally transfer ownership of assets to the trustee.
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Description
A quiz about the Indian Trust Act, 1882, covering the concept of a trust, fiduciary duty, and trust property. It also touches on the legal aspects of trust agreements and their beneficiaries.
