*** SP-AMEND.TXT ******************************* *** C A U T I O N *** ******************************* Do Not Use These Documents Without Consulting An Estate Planning Attorney. The purpose of this software product is to assist you in the preparation of sample estate planning documents. You must have these documents reviewed and approved by an Estate Planning Attorney to ensure that the documents meet your particular needs, as well as to ensure that the documents conform to requirements of state and federal laws. JIAN and the authors of the software do not represent or guarantee that these documents are appropriate for your needs, satisfy any provision of state or federal law or will have any particular state or federal tax effect. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- REMEMBER to change the complete insertion code (***Q1***, ***Q2***, etc.) and not just the "Q1" or "Q2". This document references the following insertion codes: (None) ********************************************************************** Sample Amendment To Single Person's Trust Agreement This is the document whereby you, while living and competent, make desired changes to provisions of your trust. Changes in final beneficiaries, the shares each will receive, successor trustees, or the age of distribution are examples of revisions that might be required due to changes in your circumstances. This Document Must Be Reviewed By An Estate Planning Attorney Before You Sign It. ********************************************************************** AMENDMENT TO TRUST AGREEMENT A. JOHN M. SMITH, Trustor, executed a Trust Agreement dated (*insert date of execution of your trust agreement*), establishing THE JOHN M. SMITH TRUST ("Trust Agreement"). B. Pursuant to the powers granted in ARTICLE II A. of the Trust Agreement, Trustor has the power to amend the Trust Agreement by written instrument signed by the Trustor and filed with the Trustee. C. Trustor desires to amend the Trust Agreement and makes the following amendment, which shall be effective as of the date of execution hereof: 1. ARTICLE (*insert the article, letter and number of the paragraph to be changed*) is hereby amended to read as follows: "(*Within the quotation marks, insert the new paragraph.*)" 2. (*Continue with any additional changes.*) IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Amendment to Trust Agreement this _______ day of ___________________, 19___. ______________________________ JOHN M. SMITH STATE OF _____________________) : ss. COUNTY OF ____________________) On ___________________, 19___, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared JOHN M. SMITH, known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same. WITNESS my hand and official seal. ______________________________ NOTARY PUBLIC