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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1289 JOINT LIVING TRUST AGREEl~ENT ARTICL~ VIII: ?RUSTBB PONSRS ~ND DISCRBTYON5 Each Trustee shall have the follo~ing powers, and any others granted by laa, to be exercised in the Trustee's dlscretion as in the best interests of the Beneficiaries: A. To retain any property or undivided interest in property recelved fro~ Grantors' ~etatea or from any other source, fncluding residentia2 property, regardless of any lack of d~versification, risk, or nonproductiveness; B. To invest and reinvest in any property or undivided interest in property wherever located, includinq bonds, secured and u~secured notes, stocks of corporations regardless of class, real property or any interest in real property, and interests in Trusts, including co~~on Trust fundB, Hithout being limited by any statute or rule concerning investments by a trustee. C. To sell any Trust property, for ca$h ~r credit, at public or private sale; to exchange Trust Property for other property; to grant options to purchaBe or acquire Trust Property; and to determine pr~ces and terms of such sales, exchanges, or options; D. To operate, maintain, repair, alter, improve or re~ove any improvedent on real property; to ~ake leases or subleases for any duration, thouqh ter~s extend beyond ter~ination of Trust; to subdivide real property; to qrant ease~ents; ta give consents and ~ make contracts relating ta real property or its use; to release or dedicate any interest in real property; to have a right to re- side on the property, in the name of the trust, for their life- time; E. To borrow money, from the banking department of a Trustee ~r fr~~ others, ~n~ ta ~or~yage ~r pledge any Trust property; To e~ploy and compensate attorneys, auditors, proxies, depositories, and agents, with or without discretionary po~ers; to retain Trust Property in bearer form or in name of Trustee or nominee, with or without disclosure of fiduciary relationship; G. To determine manner of ascertaining income and principal, ; and to allocat~ or apportion receipts and disbursements between income and principal; ~ N. To take action with respect to conserving or realizinq on ~ the value of Trust Property and, With respect to any foreclosure, reorganization, or other chanqe affecting Trust property, to pay, collect, contest, co~prosise, or abandon any de~and of or against ~ the Trust Property, aherever situated, and to execute con~racts, ; notes, conveyances, and other instru~ents, including instruments ` containing provisions excludinq personal liability; I. To receive additional property from any source and add it to and comminqle it with the Trust Estate; J. To enter into any transaction authorized by this Article ~ with any trustee, exe~utor, or administrator of other trusts or estates in which any Beneficiary of this trust has any interest ~ even though such trustee or representative is also Trustee under ~ this trust; and to enter into any transaction to purchase = property or make loans on notes secured by property comprising ~ any portion of the Trust Property and Lo retain or dispose of any such property Nith the same freedom as if it were a part of ~ the original Property of this Trust; ~ K. To continue exercising any poWer or discretion granted by : Lhis declaration for a reasonable period after ter~ination of the Trust, but only so lonq as no law relating to perpetuities would be violat~d; L. To allocate different kinds or disproportionate shares of properties a~ong Beneficiaries and to determin~ the value of such property so allocated; H. To establish out of income and to credi~ to principal any reasonable reserves for depreciation of tangible properties; N. To retain any business interest, as shareholder, security R holder, creditor, partner, propriet~r or otherwise, even though such may constitute all or a larqe portion of Trust Property, and ~ ~ •y ~ ~ ` Page 4 of Seven Grantors' Initials ,~1~ , t eo~x 675 ~AGE1289 , ~1 ~ . r - ~.~-4~~~.~~:~.~z