Legal Forms

Prepare an Assignment of Interest in Estate with this template form for the USA.

Keep your assets out of probate when you die with this USA Declaration of Nominee Trust.

• A nominee trust is a trust created for the purpose of holding property on behalf of beneficiaries whose identities are kept secret.
• The trustee's sole duty is to hold the trust property and pay over any trust income to the beneficiaries. The trustee has no power to deal with the property except as directed by the beneficiaries.
• Unless terminated earlier by one or more beneficiaries, the trust will automatically terminate twenty years after its effective date.
• The trust will not be administered by any court.
• Any termination of the trust, amendments to the Trust Declaration, and any changes in trustees must be recorded in the county records.

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Make a gift of real or personal property to a minor with this free Delivery & Receipt of Gift form under the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA).

• The UGMA has been enacted in several states to allow assets to be held on behalf of a minor without the need to set up a special trust fund.
• The property is transferred to a custodian who will hold the property on behalf of the minor child.
• Download the form, fill it in and print it, ready for your signature.

The USA Delivery & Receipt of Gift to Minor form is a free download in MS Word format.

Give employees a chance to participate in the company under this payroll-deduction based Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

• Employees are given the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the company by purchasing shares through automatic payroll deductions.
• The employee may reduce or increase the amount of payroll deduction at certain times.
• The employee will be granted a separate purchase right for each offering period, which will be automatically exercised in installments on each successive purchase date within the offering period.
• The employee may terminate outstanding purchase rights at any time prior to the next scheduled purchase date.
• Shares may not be transferred until they have been held at least one year.

This payroll-deduction based employee stock purchase plan is for U.S. companies and is prepared in accordance with United States laws and regulations.

Set up an Equity-Based Long Term Incentive Plan in your company with this downloadable template for U.S. companies.

• The Plan was created pursuant to United States securities legislation.
• The Plan allows a company's key employees and officers to participate in the company as stockholders.
• A good incentive plan like this one improves the company's ability to attract and retain top-notch dedicated key employees.
• Awards under the Plan might take the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, deferred stock or restricted stock, or any combination of these.

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Put in writing your intention to acquire all of the capital stock of a U.S. company in this customizable Letter of Intent.

• The selling shareholders would be retained as consultants during the transition period, on an as-needed basis.
• The sellers would also be entitled to representation on the Board of Directors until the purchase price for the stock is paid in full.
• The purpose of the Letter of Intent is to ensure that the selling shareholders and the purchaser of the shares of stock all have the same understanding of the terms discussed.
• The Letter of Intent is an agreement in principle, not a legal contract, and is not legally binding except as it relates to the negotiations between the parties.

Set up a Non-Plan Stock Option Agreement for a U.S. company under the terms of this downloadable template.

• The Option Agreement provides a means for a qualified employee to purchase stock which is not subject to a stock option plan.
• The option may not be transferred.
• There may be tax liability upon the exercise of the Option.
• To exercise the option, the employee must give the company a signed option notice, together with payment for the shares.
• Includes procedures for dealing with the options upon termination of the employee's employment due to death, disability, or for cause.

The USA Non-Plan Stock Option Agreement is a customizable digital template that you can download immediately after purchasing.

Establish a stock incentive plan for your officers and key employees with this Non-Qualified Stock Option and Stock Appreciation Rights Plan.

• The Plan is intended to enable officers and employees to acquire an interest in the company, and to provide incentives and encourage loyalty.
• Executive, administrative, professional and technical personnel are eligible to receive options or stock appreciation rights for common shares under the Plan.
• The Board of Directors may require the employee to remain employed by the company for a specified amount of time.
• A participant may be granted Stock Appreciation rights at the same time that they are awarded options.
• The Plan is written pursuant to United States securities regulations.

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Have the spouse of the owner of a business tenant provide this Non-Recourse Guaranty of the tenant's lease in order to secure performance of the lease obligations.

• The guarantor is the spouse of a principal of the corporate tenant and is provided in addition to a guaranty made by the principal.
• The landlord requires the guaranty as a condition for accepting the sufficiency of the principal's guaranty.
• The spouse gives the landlord the right to obtain payment of sums due under the lease from property and assets owned by the spouse, whether community or jointly held property or as separate property.

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Set up a retirement plan for outside directors of a U.S. company with this downloadable and customizable template.

• The Plan provides the directors with retirement income through the redemption of a retiring Director's stock holdings.
• Outside Directors are compensated based on the performance of the company's Common Stock.
• Accrued income is payable when a director reaches a specified age.
• Performance Periods start on the first day of each fiscal year, beginning on the date that Performance Shares are granted to the director.