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revocable

[rev-uh-kuh-buhl, ri-voh-] / ˈrɛv ə kə bəl, rɪˈvoʊ- /


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That means a couple that has transferred their primary home to a revocable trust—a move often made to help heirs avoid probate—should be exempt from the tax.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

“My father placed his $600,000 Wisconsin home into a revocable trust, naming my brother as beneficiary.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

While your father is alive, his revocable living trust is generally treated as a grantor trust, so it uses his Social Security number and doesn’t file a separate fiduciary income-tax return.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

There are key differences between revocable trusts—which are standard in estate planning—and the so-called blind trusts sometimes established by public officials, according to Melissa Rodriguez, a partner at law firm Day Pitney.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Public, Regulation.—The right to bury in a public cemetery is a privilege or license that is subject to municipal regulation, and revocable whenever the public necessity requires it.771 434.

From The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law by Charles M. Scanlan




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