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My Response To Beyer And Bove, Richard C. Ausness
My Response To Beyer And Bove, Richard C. Ausness
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Alexander Bove and Gerry Beyer were kind enough to read and comment upon my article about discretionary trusts. I thank them for the time and effort that they put into this assignment and I appreciate the constructive and insightful comments that they made. Needless to say, it is no small task to follow in the footsteps of the great Dean Halbach.
When I read their comments, my first reaction was to say “Gee, I wish that I had thought of that!” Between the two of them, Alexander Bove and Gerry Beyer identified a number of areas that I should have …
Discretionary Trusts: An Update, Richard C. Ausness
Discretionary Trusts: An Update, Richard C. Ausness
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In the past, settlors tended to limit a trustee’s discretion by setting forth a specific formula for the distribution of trust assets. Nowadays, however, settlors often prefer to vest more discretion in their trustees. This is partly due to the fact that beneficiaries tend to live longer and, therefore, trusts inevitably last longer, thereby requiring trustees to respond to changing conditions. In addition, settlors often believe that vesting increased discretion on the part of trustees will discourage beneficiaries from bringing expensive and disruptive challenges to their decisions.
Nevertheless, the trend toward increased discretion is not without its problems. First of …