Legal Forms

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.

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.

Get the Non-Qualified Stock Option and Stock Appreciation Rights Plan template and start rewarding your key people.

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.

To obtain the Non-Recourse Guaranty of Commercial Lease by Spouse, add it to your shopping cart and check out using one of the payment methods provided.

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.

If you have property in other states that you want to place in trust, you need this USA Revocable Living Trust Agreement with a change of jurisdiction clause.

• This Trust Agreement allows the Trustee to move the trust property from one state to another if it will benefit the trust or any beneficiary with respect to taxes or any other reason.
• The Trustee will distribute the trust income as the grantors direct during their lifetime, and following their death, the trust estate is to be distributed to the beneficiaries specified by the grantors.
• The shares of minor beneficiaries are to be held in trust by the trustee and paid out to them when they reach a specific age.
• The share of any beneficiary who dies before receiving all of their share will be paid to any children of that beneficiary or, if there are no children, among the living descendants of the grantors, per stirpes.
• Any beneficiary or legal heir of the grantors who contests the terms of the trust is specifically disinherited by the grantors.
• The grantors may revoke the trust in whole or in part, or amend the Agreement at any time.

The USA Revocable Living Trust Agreement with Change of Jurisdiction Clause is ideal for anyone with out-of-state assets.

Set up a living trust as part of your estate plan with this template USA Revocable Living Trust Declaration.

• Placing your property in a living trust during your lifetime automatically avoids probate, and ensures that when you die your estate will be distributed to your beneficiaries.
• The settlor's property is transferred to the trustee, who holds it in trust on behalf of the beneficiaries.
• After the settlor's death, the trustee will pay all of the estate expenses and then distribute the remainder of the trust proceeds to the beneficiaries.
• This is a revocable trust, which means it can be revoked in whole or in part at any time during your lifetime.
• It should be used in connection with a Pour Over Will.
• Also included is an Approval from Spouse form, which the settlor's spouse must sign to consent to the transfer and release all rights to the trust property.

When you loan money to a business, you want some assurances that the loan will be repaid even if the business does not survive. Get a shareholder, partner or proprietor of the business to execute this Unconditional Guarantee as security.

• The Guarantee sets out the guarantor's obligation to repay the loan in the event that the borrower defaults.
• The guarantor waives all of his/her rights with respect to notices of default or demand, and any rights regarding redemption or disposition of collateral.
• The guarantor must preserve the collateral pledged under the guarantee.
• The guarantor agrees to pay all of lender's costs to enforce the guarantee.
• This legal template is solely for use in the United States.

Buy and download the Unconditional Guarantee template, and get it signed with each business loan you make.