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trustor

(ˈtrʌstə; trʌstˈɔː)
n
(in property law) a person who sets up a trust transferring property to another person
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Noun1.trustor - (law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to settle it on the trustee
bestower, conferrer, donor, giver, presenter - person who makes a gift of property
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
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fiduciant
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As such, this comment will first explain why South Dakota is regarded as one of the best places to situs a trust, due in large part to its (1) repeal of the Rule Against Perpetuities ("RAP"), (2) lack of income or capital gains tax for individuals or trusts, and (3) favorable trust decanting, directed trust, and asset protection statutes for trustors and trustees of South Dakota trusts.
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Yet, according to Luhmann (1979), legal norms and sanctions constitute efficacious mechanisms for containing the risk, thus providing would-be trustors with 'good reasons' for investing in trust relations.
One way that trustors can make themselves vulnerable to trustees is by showing support for the trustees, without being able to monitor or control them.
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Thus, risk seems to be an unavoidable feature of trust while, at the same time, trustors constantly try to find good reasons for believing that the risk they are prepa red to accept is low.
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Our thoughts are with their family and friends at this difficult time," he added on behalf of Trustors.
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