2011 Wisconsin Statutes 701.07 – Living trusts
701.07(1)(a)3.
3. To direct, during the lifetime of the settlor or another, the person to whom or on whose behalf the income or principal shall be paid or applied;
701.07(1)(c)
(c) The principal consists of assets of nominal value.
701.07(2)
(2) Eligibility to receive assets. A living trust shall be eligible to receive property from any source.
701.07(1)(a)4.
4. To control the administration of the trust in whole or in part;
701.07(1)(a)1.
1. To revoke, modify or terminate the trust in whole or in part;
701.07
701.07 Living trusts.
701.07(1)(a)
(a) It contains any or all of the following powers, whether exercisable by the settlor, another person or both:
701.07(1)(a)5.
5. To add property or cause additional employee benefits, life insurance, or other interests to be made payable to the trust at any time.
701.07(1)
(1) Validity. A living trust, otherwise valid, shall not be held invalid as an attempted testamentary disposition, a passive trust under § 701.03, or a trust lacking a sufficient principal because:
701.07(1)(a)2.
2. To exercise a power or option over property in the trust or over interests made payable to the trust under an employee benefit plan, life insurance policy, or otherwise;
701.07(1)(b)
(b) The principal consists of a designation of the trustee as a primary or direct, secondary or contingent beneficiary under a will, employee benefit plan, life insurance policy or otherwise; or
701.07(3)
(3) Creditors’ rights. If a settlor retains a power to revoke, modify or terminate which is exercisable in the settlor’s favor, except when such power is exercisable only in conjunction with a person having a substantial adverse interest, the trust property to the extent it is subject to such power is also subject to the claim of a creditor of the settlor. This subsection shall not apply to trust property to the extent it is exempt from claims of creditors under other statutes.