"Totten trust" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Totten trusts [plural]
Etymology: Derived from Matter of Totten, 179 N.Y. 112 (1904), the case decided by the Court of Appeals of New York which established the legality of this practice. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Totten trust (plural Totten trusts)
  1. (law) A form of trust created where one party (the settlor of the trust) places money in a bank account or security with instructions that, upon the settlor's death, whatever is in that account will pass to a named beneficiary. Wikipedia link: Totten trust Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: Payable on Death account, poor man's will, tentative trust

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