grantor

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A separate bill introduced also last week by Wyden and Sen. Angus King, an Independent from Maine, would limit the tax advantages of grantor retained annuity trusts, or GRATs.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

The upside is that they are flexible estate-planning tools created during a person’s lifetime and can be altered or terminated by the grantor at any time.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

If your friend sets up a revocable trust, she can be both grantor and trustee during her lifetime, and have the freedom to change the terms.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025

Spot Ethereum ETFs will directly hold Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin, allowing investors to own a share of the cryptocurrency through grantor trusts.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2024

The grantor must give up the deed and the grantee must actually accept it, consequently the delivery of a deed after the grantor's death would not be valid.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney