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Henson trust

Henson trust noun: a trust that protects the assets of a disabled person (typically an inheritance) and gives the trustee absolute discretion in how to use those assets to assist the beneficiary.

Noun

Henson trust (plural Henson trusts)

  1. (Canada) A trust that protects the assets of a disabled person (typically an inheritance) and gives the trustee absolute discretion in how to use those assets to assist the beneficiary.

Forms of Henson trust

pluralHenson trusts

Origin of Henson trust

After Leonard Henson of Guelph, Ontario, who set up an absolute discretionary trust that became the subject of a legal case.

Questions about Henson trust

What does Henson trust mean?
Henson trust means a trust that protects the assets of a disabled person (typically an inheritance) and gives the trustee absolute discretion in how to use those assets to assist the beneficiary.
What part of speech is Henson trust?
Henson trust is a noun.
What is the plural of Henson trust?
The plural of Henson trust is Henson trusts.

Words near Henson trust in the dictionary

  1. Henslow's bunting
  2. Henslow's sparrow
  3. Henslow's sparrows
  4. Hensman
  5. Henson
  6. Henson trust
  7. Henson trusts
  8. Hensonesque
  9. hensopper
  10. hensoppers
  11. Hensperger

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