grantor

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“As the name suggests, a revocable living trust can be altered or revoked by the grantor at any time during their lifetime if their circumstances change, so long as they’re mentally competent.”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025

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 individual who sets up the trust is known as the grantor while the manager is the trustee, who can be a relative, a family confidant, a law firm, or a finance professional.

From Encyclopedia.com • Mar. 31, 2018

Doubtless it would hold that the grantor tried to deceive the other party and would grant relief.

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