\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{parkeraz} \pdfinfo{ /Title (trusts.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (parkeraz) /Subject (Trusts Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{E89C61} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{FCF2EB} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{Trusts Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{parkeraz} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/32519/cs/20093/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}parkeraz \\ \uline{cheatography.com/parkeraz} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Not Yet Published.\\ Updated 26th July, 2019.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.59264 cm} x{3.38436 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Definitions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Trust & Management devise \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Bifurcated Transfer & Trustee owns legal title but not equitable \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Principal & Original trust property and any increase in value \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Income & Money invested by the trust \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Revocable & Majority presumes irrevocable; UTC presumes revocable \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Mandatory Trust & Trustee must make distributions from the trust \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Discretionary} Trust & Trustee makes distributions in her discretion \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Remedial Trust & Remedy created by operation of law \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.09494 cm} x{3.88206 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{People}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Settlor & Person who creates trust \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Trustee & Person who manages the trust, has legal title to the property \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Beneficiary} & Receives the benefit of the trust; has equitable title to property \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.59264 cm} x{3.38436 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Trust Distributions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Mandatory Trust & Trustee has no discretion as to whether she will make a distribution \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Discretionary} Trust & Trustee has complete discretion as to whether she will make a distribution \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Support Trusts & Trustee makes distributions to support the beneficiary \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.59264 cm} x{3.38436 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Asset Protection Trust}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Goal & Shield beneficiaries from creditor's claims \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Support Trusts & Creditors can reach only when trustee has made a support payment \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Discretionary} Trust & Creditors can only reach when trustee has made a payment \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Spendthrift Trust & Trust expressly restricts the beneficiary's power to alienate her interest; creditors can only reach when trustee makes a payment \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 5) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Exceptions & spousal or child support; provision of basic necessities; federal or state tax liens \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.84149 cm} x{3.13551 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Principal v. Income}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Old Rule & life beneficiary entitled to income; remainder interest entitled to principal \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Modern Approach (UPAIA) & Trustee can re-characterize and reallocate as necessary to fulfill trust purpose; allocations must be reasonable \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Express Trusts}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Express Trust & Owner expressly indicates intent to create truts \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Private Express Trusts- Intent & "trust words" create presumption of trust (look out for precatory language); oral trusts are valid unless conveying real property or devise \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 7) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Private Express Trusts- Trust Res & must be property in the trust (unless pour-over trust- trust my be in writing at time will is executed) \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 6) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Private Express Trusts- Purpose & valid if not illegal or contrary to public policy \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Private Express Trusts- Beneficiaries & Must be ascertained beneficiary- specific person or criteria \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Charitable Trust & Must have charitable purpose; Rule Against Perpetuities does not apply; Cy Pres doctrin \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 5) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Cy Pres Doctrine & Court can modify a trust if the trusts charitable purpose is not longer possible; must have had a general charitable purpose (if not goes to resulting trust); goal is to make as close to original purpose as possible \tn % Row Count 38 (+ 11) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Express Trusts (cont)}} \tn % Row 7 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Charitable Trust- Standing & Attorney General's office has standing to enforce; UTC givers Settlor standing as well \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{white} Creation of Express Trust- Inter Vivos & during Settlor's life- declaration of trust (Settlor declares herself the holder of property in trust and is trustee); deed of trust (settlor conveys property to a trustee) \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 9) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Creation of Express Trust- Testamentary Transfer & Created according to terms of a will \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.64701 cm} x{4.32999 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Creditor's Ability to Reach}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Rule 1 & Beneficiary's equitable interest in trust property is freely alienable unless statute or trust instrument limit this right \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Rule 2 & Creditor cannot reach trust principal or income until such amount becomes payable to the beneficiary or the beneficiary can demand it \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.14011 cm} x{2.83689 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Remedial Trusts}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Equitable Remedy & created by operation of law; passive in nature (trustee's only duty is to convey property back to settlor) \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Resulting trusts & used when a trust fails; property returned to settlor or estate; avoid unjust enrichment \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Purchase-Money Resulting Trust & person one buys property but title is taken in person two's name (person two is not the natural object of person one's bounty) \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 6) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Avoiding a Resulting Trust & Create a gift-over clause \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Constructive Trusts & Remedy used to prevent unjust enrichment if third party takes advantage of settlor; look for wrongful conduct directed toward settlor that caused settlor to create trust \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 8) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.44333 cm} x{3.53367 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Termination}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Expiration & Express trust can expire at the end of a stated term \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Material purpose & Automatically terminates when the trust purpose is satisfied \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Claflin Doctrine & Unfulfilled material purpose; trustee can block premature termination if the trust is still serving some material purpose \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Settlor's power & Unilateral termination if expressly reserved the right; settlor and beneficiaries must consent if right to terminate was not expressly reserved \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.24425 cm} x{3.73275 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Modification}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Settlor alive & Unilaterally modify if reserved right; otherwise, all beneficiaries must consent and proposed change must not interfere with primary purpose of trust \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Settlor dead & All beneficiaries agree to modification consistent with material purpose or unforeseen event frustrated purpose of trust \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Trustee & cannot modify or terminate through unilateral action \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.09494 cm} x{3.88206 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Trustee Removal}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Remedy & Trustee breached a fiduciary duty or grossly mismanaged the property \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Resignation} & Written notice, if settlor is alive, to co-trustees and beneficiaries \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.34379 cm} x{3.63321 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Trustee's Power}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Trust Documents & Look for powers here first- if silent, look to statutory and common law \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Modern Trend & Grant trustee all those powers necessary to act as a reasonably prudent person \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.69218 cm} x{3.28482 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Trustee's Duties}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Loyalty & Did trustee act reasonably?; Self-dealing is a breach (always per se breach) \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Care & Did trustee act in good faith?; duty of ordinary prudence \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Delegation & common law- never allowed to delegate; modern law permits delegation \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Investments & old rule- limited to specific list of investments; modern- prudent investor rule (expected to diversify assets and spread risk of loss) \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 6) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Impartiality & balance competing interests of present and future beneficiaries \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Administrative} duties & Inform beneficiaries about nature of trust property; duty to account for actions taken on behalf of trust \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Future interests}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Review Property Sheet} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}