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Declaration of Irrevocable Trust

This Declaration of Irrevocable Trust is made this _(1)_ day of ________(2)________, 19_(3)_, by and between _______(4)_______, of ___________(5)______________, hereinafter called the Trustor, and __________(6)__________, of ____________(7)______________, hereinafter called the Trustee.
I

The Trustor hereby irrevocably assigns, conveys and gives to the Trustee, in trust, the following property:

(Description of Property)

II

The Trustee shall receive and hold said property, together with any additions thereto, in trust for the use and benefit of:

III

This trust shall be irrevocable and unamendable. I am aware of the consequences of establishing an irrevocable trust and hereby affirm that the trust created by this agreement shall be irrevocable by me or by any other person, it being my intention to make to the beneficiary/beneficiaries named herein an absolute gift of the property described in paragraph ONE, above.

IV

This agreement and the trust created hereby shall be administered, managed, governed and regulated in all respects according to applicable statutes of the State of ______(8)______.

V

The Trustee, in addition to all other powers granted by this agreement and by law, shall have the following additional powers with respect to the trust, to be exercised from time to time at the Trustee's discretion:

Management of the Trust

To invest and reinvest, lease, rent, mortgage, insure, repair, improve or sell any of the real and personal property of the trust as he may deem advisable.

Business Interests

To sell or otherwise liquidate, or to continue to operate at his discretion, any corporation, partnership or other business interest which may be received by the trust.

Mortgages, Pledges and Deeds of Trust

To enforce any and all mortgages, pledges and deeds of trust held by the trust and to purchase at any sale thereunder any such real estate or personal property subject to any mortgage, pledge or deed of trust.

Litigation

To initiate or defend, at his discretion, any litigation affecting the trust.

Attorneys, Advisors and Agents

To employ and to pay from the trust reasonable compensation to such attorneys, accountants, brokers, and investment, tax and other advisors as he shall deem advisable.

Adjustment of Claims

To submit to arbitration, to compromise or to release or otherwise adjust, with or without compensation, any and all claims affecting the trust estate.

VI

No bond for the faithful performance of duties shall be required of any Trustee appointed under this agreement.

VII

The Trustee shall receive reasonable compensation for the services performed by him, but such compensation shall not exceed the amount customarily received by corporate fiduciaries in the area for like services.

VIII

No Trustee of the trust created by this agreement shall at any time be held liable for any action or default of himself, or of his agent, or of any other person in connection with the administration and management of this trust unless caused by his own gross negligence or by commission of a willful act of breach of trust.

IX

The Trustee, by joining in the execution of this agreement, hereby signifies his acceptance of this trust.

X

The Trustee shall have sole authority to determine what shall be defined as income and what shall be defined as principal of the trust established by this agreement, and to determine which costs, taxes and other expenses shall be paid out of income and which shall be paid out of principal.

XI

In the event that any portion of this agreement or the trust created hereby shall be held illegal, invalid or otherwise inoperative, it is my intention that all of the other provisions hereof shall continue to be fully effective and operative insofar as is possible and reasonable.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this agreement the day and year first above written.

____________(9)_________________ ____________(10)_______________ Trustor

____________(9)_________________

____________(9)_________________ ____________(11)_______________ Trustee

____________(9)_________________

I, the undersigned spouse of the above-described Trustor, do hereby waive and relinquish any and all claim to whatever community-property rights I may have in the hereinabove-described property and do give and grant my assent to the trust and to the incorporation therein of said property.

____________(9)_________________ ____________(12)_______________ Legal Spouse of Trustor

____________(9)_________________

STATE OF ________(13)___________) ) ss: COUNTY OF _______(14)___________)

On this _(15)_ day of _______(16)________, 19_(17)_, before me personally came and appeared _________(18)___________ and _________(19)___________, known, and known to me, to be the individuals described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and who duly acknowledged to me that they executed same for the purpose therein contained.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

_____________(20)______________

My Commission Expires: _________(21)___________

NOTICE