How Should The Trust Be Named

How Should The Trust Be Named

There are no rules to naming a trust, except the word "Trust" must be the last word in the name (e.g. ACME Trust). Any standard trust for every other use (public or private) can be named anything one desires (e.g. JCD Trust, Car 001 Trust, etc.). Do not use personal names for a trust (e.g. John Doe Trust). Use anything that is not a name for a person, even initials are OK. The name is really only seen when creating contracts with another organization in public commerce, and most will not care about the name of the trust.

NOTE: If a trust is a Faith Based Organization (FBO) a name like Christian, Methodist, Spiritual, God, etc. is suggested.

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