Legal Forms

Prepare the corporate documents necessary to approve a change of directors for a Canadian corporation with this Change of Directors Forms Package.

• The package contains the following template forms:
  • Resignation of the outgoing director.
  • Consent of the incoming director to act in that capacity.
  • Resolutions of the directors and shareholders of the corporation accepting the resignation of the outgoing director and appointing the incoming director to replace them.
• These forms can be used for federally incorporated companies and for provincial corporations incorporated under a Business Corporations Act.
• These are English language forms which will require translation for use in Quebec.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in Canada.

Prepare a charitable remainder trust with this downloadable template for Canadian residents.

• A charitable remainder trust allows the donor to retain a life interest in property transferred into the trust but makes an irrevocable gift of the residual interest to a registered charity. The charity then issues a donation receipt for the fair market value of the residual interest in the property at the time that the residual interest vests in the charity.
• The tax credit can be carried forward in whole or in part for up to five years.
• All capital gains are allocated to the capital beneficiary, i.e. the charity, which is tax-exempt.
• The net income of the trust is paid to the income beneficiary (the settlor and their spouse, and/or whoever else the settlor may designate in the trust).
• Trust expenses are paid from the trust income.
• This is an irrevocable trust.
• The template is available in MS Word format and is fully customizable.
• Governed by Canadian tax laws and intended to be used only in Canada.

Set up an IRS-approved charitable trust with this template Charitable Trust Deed for US residents.

• The trust will be administered by a corporate trustee and one or more individual trustees.
• The trust property and income are to be used only for the charitable purposes stated in the Trust Deed and not to benefit any person or company.
• The trustees must make distributions in such a manner as not to subject the trust to any tax, and shall not engage in any self dealing as described in Section 4941 of the Internal Revenue Code.
• The trustees shall not retain any excess business holdings as defined in Section 4943 of the Code and shall not make any investments as defined in Section 4944 of the Code.
• The trustees must not make any taxable expenditure which would subject the Trust or any corporate trustee to tax under Section 4945 of the Code.
• This template is provided in MS Word format and is easy to use.
• Governed by American tax laws and intended for use only in the United States.

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Charles Darwin (1809-1882).

• Charles Darwin was an English naturalist who determined that all species of life on Earth descended and evolved from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection. He published his evidence for this theory in an 1859 book called On the Origin of Species.
• In modified form, Darwin's discovery is today the unifying theory of the life sciences, explaining the biodiversity found on our planet.
• Darwin is buried in Westminster Abbey, close to John Herschel and Isaac Newton, clearly exemplifying his status and importance as a scientist, and the esteem in which he was held in his own lifetime.

Enjoy reading this copy of the Last Will of the great English novelist, Charles Dickens (1812-1870).

• Charles Dickens was responsible for creating some of English literature's most iconic characters, including Ebenezer Scrooge, Oliver Twist, Fagin, David Copperfield, and Tiny Tim. He was the most popular writer of his day and remains one of the most popular of all time.
• Dickens' work touched upon many of the problems of Victorian London and often carried a message of social reform. Many of his novels were serialized in magazines.
• Unlike other authors who would complete an entire novel before serializing it, Dickens often created the episodes as they were being serialized. He would often end the episode with a cliffhanger situation which created an air of anticipation from his public as they awaited the next instalment.
• His work is still popular today, and his novels and short stories have never been out of print.

Source: Wikipedia.org.

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Charles II of Spain (1661-1700).

• Charles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain and the ruler of large parts of Italy, the Spanish territories in the Southern Low Countries, and Spain's overseas Empire, stretching from Mexico to the Philippines.
• Charles was noteworthy for his extensive physical, intellectual, and emotional problems - which contributed to his ineffectual rule - as well as his role in the developments preceding the War of the Spanish Succession.
• Historians Will and Ariel Durant wrote that Charles II was "short, lame, epileptic, senile, and completely bald before thirty-five, he was always on the verge of death, but repeatedly baffled Christendom by continuing to live."
• Towards the end of his life Charles became increasingly strange, at one point demanding that the bodies of his family be exhumed so he could look upon their corpses.

Source of biographical information: Wikipedia.org.

Has someone forged your signature on a check? If the check was written on a US bank account you can provide the bank with this Check Fraud Affidavit.

• The affidavit is a sworn statement that the bank uses as evidence to establish the facts in the matter so they can determine whether to repay the funds that were drawn out on the check.
• The person making the affidavit swears that the endorsement signature on the check in question is a forgery and that the funds were obtained fraudulently.
• This form can be used anywhere in the United States.
• The USA Check Fraud Affidavit is a downloadable legal form template.

This checklist for developing employee stock option plans in private companies will guide you through the issues you need to consider and the questions you need to answer.

• The checklist includes such issues as:
  • determing what benefits are to be derived from the plan;
  • pitfalls to avoid;
  • valuation of your business;
  • investment opportunities;
  • drag-along provisions;
  • anti-dilution provisions;
  • liquidity;
  • tax planning;
  • profit sharing.
• This is an invaluable tool for any privately held company that wants to implement an incentive plan for its employees.
• Available in MS Word format.

Track all the steps you have taken in submitting a trade mark application to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office with this easy-to-use Checklist for Trade Mark Application.

• Use the checklist to record:
  • document filings,
  • correspondence and
  • other steps taken during the application to the Trade Mark division, and
  • includes steps for follow-up after the trade mark has been registered.
• This free downloadable form is available as a MS Word template.
• This checklist only considers the procedure for applications made in Canada.

Draw up a Child Custody and Visitation Agreement (parenting plan) between divorced parents with this easy-to-use template for the USA.

• Purpose. This Agreement is for circumstances where one parent has primary custody of the children and the other parent has visitation rights.
• Visitation. The Agreement provides for regular weekly visitation periods for the non-custodial parent.
• Special Occasions. There are several optional provisions for visitation and temporary custody during holidays and special days such as Mother's Day, Father's Day and birthdays.
• Non-Interference. The parties agree not to interfere with the relationship between the child and the other party.
• Communication. The custodial parent agrees to allow open communication between the child and the non-custodial parent.
• Dispute Resolution. The parties agree to refer any disputes to a third party mediator.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only within the United States.