HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-05-12PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
REGISTER OF WILLS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Petitioner(s) named below, who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for Letters as specified below, and in
support thereof aver(s) the following and respectfully request(s) the grant of Letters in the appropriate form:
Decedent's Information `
Name: Mary Levine File No: 21 ~ ~ % "
a/k/a: (Assigned by Register)
a/k/a:
a/k/a: Social Security No: 577-20-5896
Date of Death: 8/15/12 Age at death: 91
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, PA (State) with his/her last
principal residence at 1 Longsdorf Way 17015 So. Middleton Twp. Cumberland
Street address, Post Office and Zip Code City, Township or Borough County
Decedent died at 1 Longsdorf Way 17015 So Middleton Twp. Cumberland PA
Street address, Post Office and Zip Code City, Township or Borough County State
Estimate of value of decedent's property at death:
If domiciled in Pennsylvania ................................All personal property
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania .............................Personal property in Pennsylvania
If not domiciled in Pennsylvania .............................Personal property in County
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania ............................................................. .
Real estate in Pennsylvania situated at:
(Attach additional sheets, if necessary.)
$ 1,500,000.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE.... $ 1,500,000.00
Street address, Post Office and Zip Code City, Township or Borough County
® A. Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters Testamentary
Petitioner(s) aver(s) he/she/they is/are the Executor(s) named in the last Will of the Decedent, dated 10/10/03 and Codicil(s)
thereto dated ~TOne
State relevant circumstances (e.g. renanciation, death of executor, etc.)
Except as follows: after the execution of the instrument(s) offered for probate Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, was not a party to a pending
divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined in 23 Pa. C.S. ~ 3323(g), and did not have a child born or
adopted; and Decedent was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
® NO EXCEPTIONS ^ EXCEPTIONS
^ B. Petition for Grant of Letters of Administration (If applicable)
c. t. a., d. b. n., d. b. n. c. t. a., peizdente lite, durante absentia, durante minoritate
If Administration, c.t.a. or d.b.n.c.t.a., enter date of Will in Section A above and complete list of heirs.
Except as follows: Decedent was not a party to a pending divorce proceeding wherein the grounds for divorce had been established as defined
in 23 Pa. C.S. § 3323(g) and was neither the victim of a killing nor ever adjudicated an incapacitated person.
^ NO EXCEPTIONS ^ EXCEPTIONS _
Petitioner(s), after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spo~~f.,any) and h~i~s (attac;~., ~~
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Martin Levine Rockville MD X24852
650 West Old York Road
Kenneth Levine Carlisle PA 17015
The Petitioner(s) above-named swear(s) or affirm(s) the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of the knowledge and belief
of Petitioner(s) and that, as Personal Representative(s) of the Decedent, t Petitioner(s) will well and truly administer the estate according to law.
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To the Register of Wills:
Please enter my appearance by my signature below:
Attorney Signature:
Printed Name: Huberrt ,: Gilro
Supreme Court
ID Number: 29943
Firm Name: Martson Law Offices
Address: 10 East High Street
Carlisle PA 17013
Phone: ~7I7~ 243-3341
Fax: X717) 243-1850
Email: h~ilroy~a martsonlaw com
DECREE OF THE REGISTER
Estate of Mary Levine
a/k/a:
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satisfactory proof having
the instrument(s) dated 10/10/2003
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as th last Will (an Codicil(s)) of D
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presented before me, IT IS DECREED that Letters Testamentary
are hereby granted to Martin Levine and Kenneth Levine -_
in the above estate and (if applicable} that
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH VITAL RECORDS
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1. Decedent's Legal Name (First, Middle, Last, Suffix) 2. Sex 3. Social Security Number 4. Da of Death (Mo/Day/Yr) (Spell Mo)
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Sa. Age-Last Birthday (Yrs) Sb. Under 1 Year Sc. Under 1 Da 6. Date of Birth (MO/D ay/Year) (Spell Month) 7a. Birthplace (City and State or For gn Country)
Months Days Hours Minutes wp /'VASN/K(:TeN ~• C -
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Ml4tlG?t p[7 ~ 7b. Birthplace (County)
8a. Residence (State or Foreign Country) Sb. Residence (Street and Number -Include Apt No.) 8c. Did Decedent Live in a Township?
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9. Ever in US Armed Forces? 10. Marital Status at Time of Death Q Married $. Widowed 11. Surviving Spouse's Name (If wife, give name prior to first marriage)
Q Ves ~ No Q Unknown Q Divorced Q Never Married Q Unknown
12. Father's Name (First, Middle, Last, Suffix) - 13. Mother's Name Prior to First Marriage (First, Middle, Last)
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14a. Informant's Name 14b. Relationship to Decedent 14c. Informant's Mailing Address (Street and Number, City, State, Zip Codej
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If Death Occurred In a Hospital: ~{' Inpatient 5 1f Death O~~c urred Somewhere Other Than a Hospital: ~ Hospice Facility Decedent's Home
~ Q Emergency Room/Outpatient Q Dead on Arrival _ Nursing Home/Long-Term Care Facility Other (Specify)
W iSb. Facility Name (If not institution, give street and number; 15 c. City or Town, State, and Zip Code i5d. County of Death
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16a_ Method of Disposition Q Burial Q Cremation 16b. Date of Disposition sposition (Name of cemetery, crematory, or other place)
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°ad 18. Decedent's Education -Check the box that best describes the 19. Decedent of Hispanic Origin -Check the 20. Decedent's Race - CFieck ONE OR MORE races to indicate what
r°- highest degree or level of school completed at the time of death. box that best describes whether the decedent the decedent considered himself or herself to be.
Q 8th grade or less is Spanish/Hispanic/Latino. Check the "No" White Q Korean
Q No diploma, 9th - 12th grade box if decedent is not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino. Q Black or African American Q Vietnamese
High school graduate or GED completed 1~ No, not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino Q AmeNcan Indian or Alaska Native Q Other Asian
Q Some college credit, but no degree Q Yes, Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano Q Asian Indian Q Native Hawatfan
Q Associate degree (e.g. AA, AS) Q Yes, Puerto Rican Q Chinese Q Guamanian or Chamorro
Q Bachelor's degree (e.g. BA, AB, BS) Q Yes, Cuban Q Filipino Q Samoan
Q Master's degree (e.g. MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA) Q Yes, other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino Q Japanese Q Other Pacific Islander
Q Doctorate (e.g. PhD, EdD) or Professional degree (Specify) Q Other (Specify)
e. MD DDS DVM LLB JD
21. Decedent's Single Race Self-Designation -Check ONLY ONE to Indicate what the decedent considered himself or herself to be. 22a. Decedent's Usual Occupation -Indicate type of work
White Q Japanese Q Samoan done during most of working life. DO NOT USE RETIRED.
Q Black or African American Q Korean Q Other Pacific Islander
Q American Indian or Alaska Native Q Vietnamese Q Don't Know/Not Sure
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Q Asian Indian Q Other Asian Q Refused 22 b. Kind of Business/Industry
0 Chinese Q Native Hawaiian Q Other (Specify)
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ITEMS 23a - 23d MUST BE COMPLETED 23a. Date Pronounced Dead (MO/Day Yr 23 b. Signature of Person Pronouncing Death ly when applicable) 23c. License Number
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GAUSE OF DEATH Approximate
26. Part 1. Enter the chain of events--diseases, injuries, or complications--that directly caused the death. DO NOT enter terminal events such as cardiac arrest, Interval:
respiratory arrest, or ventricular fibrillation without showing the etiology- DO NOT ABBREVIATE. Enter only one cause on a line. Add additional lines if necessary Onset to Death
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IMMEDIATE CAUSE --------------> a. ~V~~3~ [ ~~' ~i--'~ ~` ~ C/ J' +~~
(Final disease or condition ue to (or as a consequence of):
resulting in death) .
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Sequentially Ilst conditions, - Due to (or as a consequence of):
if any, leading to the cause
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UNDERLYING CAUSE Due to (or as a consequence of):
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26. Part 11. Enter other si¢nificant conditions contributing to death but not resulting in the underlying cause given in Part 1 27. Was an autopsy performed?
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to complete the cause of death?
T, Q Yes Q No
29. If Female: 30. Did Tobacco Use Contribute to Death? 31. Manner of Death
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v~Not re Want within Q Yes Q Probably ~~N atu ral Q Homicide
S Q Pregnant at time of death Q No (~Gnknown Q Accident Q Pending Investigation
°~' Q Not pregnant, but pregnant within 42 days of death Q Suicide Q Could not be determined
~ Q Not pregnant, but pregnant 43 days to 1 year before death 32. Date of Injury (MO/Day/Yr) (Spell Month)
Q Unknown If pregnant within the past year 33. Time of Injury
34. Place of Injury (e.g. home; construction site; farm; school) 35. Location of Injury (Street and Number, City, State, Zip Code)
36. Injury at Work 37. If Transportation Injury, Specify: 38. Describe How Injury Occurred:
Q Yes Q Driver/Operator Q Pedestrian
Q No Q Passenger Q Other (Specify)
39a. Ce (Check only one):
Certifying physician - To the best of my knowledge, death occurred due to the cause(s) and manner stated
Q Pronouncing g. Certifying physician - To the best of my knowledge, death occurred at the time, date, and place, and due to the cause(s) and manner stated
Q Medical Examiner/Coroner - O basis of examination, and/or investigation, in my opinion, death occurred at the time, date, and place, and due to the cause(s) and manner stated
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39b. Name, Address and Zip Code son Completing Cause of Death (Item 26) 39c. Signed (Mo/Day/V r)
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
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'1=~ I, MARY LEVINE, a resident of Montgomery County, Maryland,
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be`~~ of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do
make, publish and declare this as and for my Last Will and
Testament, hereby revoking any and all former Wills and Codicils
which I have heretofore made.
PREAMBLE
At the time of the execution of this Will, I am widowed and
not remarried and I have two (2) living children, namely, MARTIN
LEVINE and KENNETH LEVINE. For all purposes of this Will, the
terms "child" or "children" shall refer only to my children named
above. Further, for all purposes of this Will, the term "issue"
or "descendant" shall mean a child (as defined above),
grandchild, great-grandchild, or more remote descendant, c~;hether
so related by blood or legal adoption, and also including any o£
the aforesaid born or adopted after the execution of this Will.
ARTICLE FIRST: PAYMENT OF DEBTS, EXPENSES OF LAST
ILLNESS, ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES, FUNERAL
EXPENSES AND TAXES:
I direct the Personal Representatives to pay out of and/or
charge against my estate, to the maximum extent possible:
A. All of my just and enforceable debts (excluding any
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debt or debts secured by a mortgage or mortgages or any other
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lien on any property owned by me), all administration expenses of
my estate, expenses of my last illness and my funeral and burial
expenses, including the cost of a suitable burial lot and
perpetual care thereof, and the cost of the erection of a
suitable monument or marker, or both, or such of these as have
not been otherwise provided for during my lifetime; and the
amount to be expended for such funeral and burial expenses shall
be in the discretion of the Personal Representatives free of any
limitation or restriction imposed by law; and all of such amount
or amounts may be paid by the Personal Representatives without
any order of court; and
B. 1. All estate, inheritance or other similar taxes by
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whatever name called, including any interest and penalties
thereon, payable by reason of my death in respect of property
included in my gross estate for death tax purposes (but excluding
(a) any generation-skipping transfer taxes, (b) any additional
tax under Section 2032A(c) and Section 2057 (f) of the Code or any
similar recapture provisions of the Federal revenue laws, (c} any
tax under Section 2056A of the Code, and (d) any death taxes
imposed as a result of the inclusion of property in my estate
under Section 2044 of the Code (and similar sections (s) of any
pother Federal revenue laws)) (herein referred to as "Death
Taxes"), shall be paid, without apportionment, out of that
portion of my Residuary Estate disposed of under ARTICLE THIRD
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which does not qualify for any charitable deduction for Federal
estate tax purposes.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph
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B.1. of this ARTICLE FIRST, if any part of my gross estate
consists of property passing outside of this Will which generates
Death Taxes (herein referred to as the "Taxable Nontestamentary
Property"), then the recipient of the Taxable Nontestamentary
Property shall be responsible for an amount equal to the portion
of the total Death Taxes to be paid resulting from the inclusion
of the Taxable Nontestamentary Property in my gross estate and
the Personal Representatives shall be entitled to collect the
same from such recipient; provided, however, that no Death Taxes
shall be collected from the recipient of Taxable Nontestamentary
Property which qualifies for any charitable deduction for Federal
estate tax purposes.
ARTICLE SECOND: DISPOSITION OF JOINTLY HELD PROPERTY AND
SPECIFIC BEQUESTS:
A. I hereby confirm my intention that the beneficial
interest in all property, real or personal, tangible or
intangible (including, without limitation, stocks, bonds or other
securities and checking or savings accounts in any bank, savings
and loan association or similar institution), which is registered
or held at the time of my death jointly (other than as tenants in
common) in the names of myself and any other person, shall pass
by right of survivorship or operation of law and outside of the
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joint owner survives me.
~ B. 1. I give and bequeath the sum of FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($5, 000) in cash, outright and free of trust, to my
friend, RONI I. HANDLER, if she survives me.
2. I give and bequeath the sum of FIVE THOUSAND
I DOLLARS ($5,000) in cash, to my friend, CATHERINE SUMMERVILLE, if
she survives me.
ARTICLE THIRD: RESIDUARY ESTATE:
I hereby direct that all the rest, residue and remainder of
my estate remaining after payment or making provision for payment
~ of all my just expenses, costs and debts as provided in ARTICLE
FIRST above, and after satisfying all bequests and devises made
in the above items of this Will, consisting of all of my property
I(real, personal or mixed) of whatsoever kind and description and
wheresoever situate, tangible or intangible, which I shall own or
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to which I shall in any way be entitled at the time of my death
or over which I shall have the power of testamentary disposition
(but excluding any property over which I have, at the time of my
death, solely a power of appointment), hereinafter referred to as
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my "Residuary Estate", shall be sold by my Personal
Representatives, and the proceeds in cash therefrom shall be
disposed of as follows:
A. The proceeds from the sale of my entire Residuary
Estate shall be divided into such number of equal parts as shall
provide one such part for each of my sons who survives me and one
such part for each of my sons who has predeceases me leaving his
surviving widow or any of his surviving issue. Such equal parts
shall be disposed of as follow:
1. Each such part so provided for a then-living son
of mine shall be paid over and distributed, outright and free of
trust, to such then-living son.
2. Each such part so provided for a then-deceased son
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of mine who leaves a then-living widow shall be paid over and
distributed to my Trustees, as hereinafter named, IN TRUST. The
Trustees shall hold, manage, administer, invest and reinvest the
same, shall collect the income therefrom and, after deducting all
charges attributable thereto, may pay, to or for the benefit of
my deceased son's widow, such sums from the net income and/or
principal of such widow's trust as the Trustees shall deem
necessary or desirable for such widow's health, support,
education or maintenance, or to establish such widow in a
business or to encourage such widow to remain in any business in
which such widow may be engaged, or to assist such widow in the
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2. In the event of the death of a grandchild prior to
complete distribution of such grandchild's trust, such trust, or
the remainder thereof, shall be distributed as follows:
a. The Trustee shall, subject to the provisions
of paragraph B. of this ARTICLE FOURTH, pay over the remaining
principal and any accrued and undistributed income of such trust
to such grandchild's issue who shall survive such grandchild, per
stirpes; or, in default of such issue, subject to the provisions
of paragraphs A. and/or B., as the case may be, of this ARTICLE
FOURTH, to the issue of such grandchild's parent who shall
survive such grandchild (which issue are also issue of mine), per
stirpes; or, in default of such issue, subject to the provisions
of paragraphs A. and/or B., as the case may be, of this ARTICLE
FOURTH, to my issue who shall survive such grandchild, per
stirpes; or, if there are no issue of mine surviving such
grandchild, to such of the beneficiaries identified or described
in Paragraph B. of ARTICLE THIRD of this Will (i) who would be
entitled to my Residuary Estate had I died after such grandchild
with no spouse or issue surviving me and (ii) who shall survive
such grandchild, in the same proportions as described therein;
provided, however, that if any share or portion of a share would
be held for and/or distributed to a person for whom a trust is
...,then being administered under this Will, such share or portion of
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such share shall be added to that trust and shall thereafter be
administered and distributed according to its terms.
b. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if upon such
grandchild's death a generation-skipping transfer would occur if
such trust were distributed as directed in subparagraph A.2.a. of
this ARTICLE FOURTH which, but for this provision, would be
subject to a generation-skipping tax, then each share of the
trust which would (i) be distributed under said subparagraph
A.2.a. to a "skip person" (as that term is defined in Section
2613 (a) of the Code) and (ii) be subject to generation-skipping
transfer tax, shall be distributed as such grandchild shall by
Will appoint, by specific reference to this power, whether in
favor of such grandchild, such grandchild's estate, such
grandchild's creditors or the creditors of such grandchild's
estate. In default of the exercise of such general power of
appointment, or to the extent that the same is not exercised
effectively, or in the event no general power of appointment
exists pursuant to the foregoing sentence, such share of the
trust shall be paid over and distributed to the beneficiary to
whom such share would otherwise have been distributed under
subparagraph A.2.a. above.
B. Payments to Other Beneficiaries: If at any time any
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property becomes distributable free of trust to a beneficiary
(other than a grandchild of mine) who has not attained the age of
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eighteen (18 ) years (or twenty-one (21) years if distribution is
made pursuant to subparagraph B.1. below and the custodianship
can continue to such age), then such property shall immediately
vest in the beneficiary, but the fiduciaries, in the fiduciaries'
discretion, may hold and/or distribute such property as follows:
1. The fiduciaries may pay over such property to a
custodian for such minor under a Uniform Gifts or Transfers to
Minors Act. If such property is paid to a custodian, the
custodian may be appointed by the fiduciaries, and the
custodianship shall continue for the maximum period allowable
under the applicable Uniform Act.
2. The fiduciaries may retain possession of such
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property during the period in which the beneficiary is under the
age of eighteen (18) years. If the property is retained by the
fiduciaries, then during such retention, the fiduciaries shall
use and expend so much of the net income and/or principal of such
property as the fiduciaries shall deem necessary or desirable for
such beneficiary's health, support, education or maintenance, or
for any other purpose that will further the best interests of the
beneficiary. Such payments may be made to the natural or legal
guardian, or to the person with whom such beneficiary resides, or
directly to such beneficiary, or otherwise, as the fiduciaries
may from time to time deem advisable, and the fiduciaries shall
accumulate for the benefit of such beneficiary any income not so
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applied or paid. When such beneficiary attains the age of
eighteen (18) years, the entire amount then held for such
beneficiary shall be distributed to such beneficiary, and in case
of the death of such beneficiary prior thereto, shall be
distributed to such beneficiary's estate.
ARTICLE FIFTH: SPENDTHRIFT PROVISION:
To the extent permitted by law, the beneficiaries of my
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estate or any trust created hereunder shall not have any right to
assign, transfer, hypothecate, encumber, anticipate or commute
their interests in any distributions or payments made hereunder.
To the extent permitted by law, such distributions or payments
shall not in any way be subject to any legal process levying upon
or attaching the same for payment of any claims against any of
the beneficiaries. If any beneficiary shall alienate or attempt
to alienate such income or principal, or if, by reason of
bankruptcy, insolvency, or any other means, said income or
principal could no longer be personally enjoyed by such
beneficiary, but would become vested in or payable to some other
person, then the fiduciaries may in the fiduciaries' complete and
uncontrolled discretion, refrain from paying such income or
principal to such beneficiary in whole or in part, or apply it to
the maintenance and support of such beneficiary, or pay the whole
or part of it to one or more member of such beneficiary's family.
ARTICLE SIXTH: SIMULTANEOUS DEATH CLAUSE:
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acquisition of a home, or for any other purpose that will further
the best interests of such widow. Any income not so distributed
shall be added to the principal of such widow's trust annually.
Upon such widow's death, her trust shall terminate and the then-
, remaining balance of principal and undistributed income, if any,
~ of such trust shall be disposed of as provided in subparagraph
A.3. of this ARTICLE THIRD.
3. Each part so provided for a then-deceased son of
mine who leaves no then-living widow (or whenever it is provided
in this Will that property shall. be disposed of as provided in
subparagraph A.3. of ARTICLE THIRD, such property) shall, subject
to the provisions of ARTICLE FOURTH, be distributed to such
deceased son's then-living issue, per stirpes.
B. If I am not survived by any of my descendants or either
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of my sons' widows, or in the event that at any time provided for
the distribution of my estate or any trust created hereunder
there are no persons then-living who are entitled to receive the
distribution of my estate or such trust under the terms above,
then said distribution shall be paid to those of my heirs living
on the date of distribution, as though I died on the date of
distribution of such property intestate, without a spouse and a
resident of the State of Maryland.
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ARTICLE FOURTH: TRUSTS FOR GRANDCHILDREN; PAYMENTS TO OTHER
BENEFICIARIES:
A. Trusts for Grandchildren: Notwithstanding any
foregoing provision of this Will to the contrary, if at any time
any share of my Residuary Estate (or upon the termination of any
trust established hereunder, any share of such trust) becomes
distributable free of trust to a grandchild of mine who has not
yet attained the age of THIRTY-FIVE (35) years, then such
grandchild's share shall not vest in or be distributed to such
grandchild outright, but shall, instead, be distributed to the
Trustee, as hereinafter named, IN TRUST. The Trustee shall hold,
manage, administer, invest and reinvest the same, shall collect
the income therefrom and, after deducting all charges
attributable thereto, may pay, to or for the use or benefit of
such grandchild, such sums from the net income and/or principal
of such grandchild's trust as the Trustee shall deem necessary or
desirable for such grandchild's health, support, education or
maintenance, or to establish such grandchild in a business or
profession, or to encourage such grandchild to remain in any
business in which such grandchild may be engaged, or to assist
such grandchild in the acquisition of a home, or for any other
purpose that will further the best interests of such grandchild.
Any income not so distributed shall be added to the principal of
such grandchild's trust annually.
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1. When such grandchild attains the age of TWENTY-
FIVE (25) years (or, if at the time when such part is set aside
for such grandchild, such grandchild shall already have attained
such age but not the age of THIRTY (30) years, then at such
time), the Trustee shall pay over and distribute, outright and
free of trust, ONE-THIRD (1/3) of the then-remaining balance of
principal and undistributed income, if any, of such grandchild's
trust to such grandchild. When such grandchild attains the age
of THIRTY (30) years, the Trustee shall distribute, outright and
free of trust, ONE-HALF (1/) of the then-remaining balance of
principal and undistributed income, if any, of such grandchild's
trust to such grandchild; provided, however, that, if at the time
the part referred to in this subparagraph A.l. is set aside for
such grandchild, such grandchild shall have attained at least the
age of THIRTY ( 3 0 } years but not the age of THIRTY -FIVE ( 3 5 }
years, then, at such time, the Trustee shall pay over and
distribute to such grandchild, outright and free of trust, TWO-
THIRDS (2/3) of the then-remaining balance of principal and
undistributed income, if any, of such grandchild's trust. When
such grandchild attains the age of THIRTY-FIVE (35) years, such
grandchild's trust shall terminate and the Trustee shall pay over
and distribute the then-remaining balance of principal and
undistributed income, if any, of such grandchild's trust to such
grandchild.
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If any beneficiary and I should die under such circumstances
that the order of our respective deaths cannot be established by
adequate proof, or if such beneficiary shall not survive me by at
least sixty (60) days, then it shall be conclusively presumed for
', the purposes of this Will that said beneficiary predeceased me.
ARTICLE SEVENTH: APPOINTMENT OF FIDUCIARIES; FIDUCIARIES'
RIGHTS, POWERS AND DUTIES; PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE'S SPECIAL ELECTIONS; RULE
AGAINST PERPETUITIES:
A. Appointment of Fiduciaries:
1. I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my
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children, MARTIN LEVINE and KENNETH LEVINE, to serve together as
Personal Representatives. In the event that either of my
children fails to act or ceases to serve for any reason, then the
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estate, then I appoint my nephew, STEVEN H. LEVINE, of
Washington, D.C., as sole arbitrator for purposes of settling any
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2. a. In the event that my son, MARTIN LEVINE,
!'shall predecease me, I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my
I,friend, MARTIN P. SCHAFFER, and MARTIN'S surviving widow to serve
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together as Trustees of any trust established under subparagraph
A.2. of ARTICLE THIRD for the benefit of MARTIN'S family;
''; provided, however, that if MARTIN P. SCHAFFER fails to act or
ceases to serve as Trustee, then SHELDON DOSIK, of New York, New
'' York, shall serve in MARTIN P. SCHAFFER's place and stead. I
hereby direct that in no event shall my daughter-in-law serve as
', sole Trustee of any trust of which she is also a beneficiary.
b. In the event that my son, KENNETH LEVINE,
!I shall predecease me, I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my
',!friend, DANIEL KRAFT, and KENNETH'S surviving widow to serve
'j together as Trustees of any trust established under subparagraph
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provided, however, that if DANIEL KRAFT fails to act or ceases to
:'.'',serve as Trustee, then STEVEN H. LEVINE shall serve in DANIEL
'' KRAFT'S place and stead. I hereby direct that in no event shall
''; my daughter-in-law serve as sole Trustee of any trust of which
''she is also a beneficiary.
c. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Will to the contrary, the subsequent remarriage of a widow of a
,son of mine after a trust has been created for the benefit of
:'..such widow under the provisions of subparagraph A.2. of ARTICLE
THIRD, shall not terminate such trust, nor shall such subsequent
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b. In the event no Personal Representative
appointed pursuant to this Will is willing or able to serve, a
majority of the adult beneficiaries of my estate (or, if there
are no such adult beneficiaries, then a majority of the minor
beneficiaries of my estate, as represented by their Guardians)
shall appoint one or more persons to serve as Personal
Representative of my estate.
c. Any such appointment shall be made by inter
vivos or testamentary written instrument delivered to the
designee.
4. a. Any Trustee serving hereunder shall have the
power to appoint one or more persons to serve as a successor
Trustee or Co-Trustee; provided, however, that any such
designation must be approved by all Trustees then serving
hereunder.
b. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
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Will to the contrary, no individual Trustee shall participate in
any decision regarding any discretionary payment or application
of principal or income to or for the benefit of any beneficiary
who the Trustee is legally obligated to support or from any trust
of which the Trustee is an income beneficiary, a remainderman or
an eligible income beneficiary or remainderman, nor may any
individual Trustee participate in any discretionary termination
of any such trust. All such decisions shall rest exclusively in
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the discretion of the other Trustee or Trustees then acting
hereunder. The preceding sentences shall not apply to a power to
make distributions to a beneficiary pursuant to a standard
limiting such distributions to the beneficiary's needs for
health, support, maintenance or education.
c. In the event of the resignation, refusal or
inability to act of any Trustee acting or appointed to act
hereunder, if no successor Trustee is designated by this Will or
by said Trustee, a majority of the adult beneficiaries of such
trust who are at the time entitled to or eligible to receive
income from the trust (hereinafter the "income beneficiaries")
or, if none, the parents, guardians, or conservators of a
majority of the minor income beneficiaries, may appoint a
successor Trustee to administer the trust; provided, however,
that such beneficiaries may not appoint as successor Trustee any
person who is a beneficiary of the trust or the spouse of a
beneficiary.
d. Any such appointment shall be made by inter
vivos or testamentary written instrument delivered to the
designee.
e. Any Trustee acting hereunder may at any time
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resign from such office ( i ) upon giving at least thirty ( 3 0 ) days
notice in writing to the other Trustee or Trustees then acting,
or upon the earlier written consent of such other Trustee or
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Trustees upon receipt of such written notice, or, (ii) if the
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Trustee shall then be serving as the sole Trustee, upon giving at
least thirty (30) days notice in writing to the then-current
income beneficiaries (whether mandatory or discretionary) of such
trust and to those remaindermen who would take if the trust
terminated at such time and who are then sui~uris, or upon the
earlier written consent of such then-current income beneficiaries
(whether mandatory or discretionary) and remaindermen of such
trust upon receipt of such written notice; provided, however,
that if there shall be no such then-current income beneficiary
(whether mandatory or discretionary) and no such remainderman,
and such Trustee shall then be serving as sole Trustee of such
trust, such Trustee's resignation and appointment shall not be
effective unless and until a successor Trustee shall have been
appointed and such successor Trustee shall have executed and
delivered to the resigning Trustee a written instrument
acknowledging such successor Trustee's acceptance of the
appointment. Said notice of resignation shall specify the date
or event upon which such resignation shall become effective. The
power of a Trustee to resign shall apply concurrently and
successively to all successor Trustees. When such resignation or
when the removal of a Trustee becomes effective, the resigning or
removed Trustee: (i) shall promptly transfer, pay over and
deliver the trust property and records in such Trustee's hands to
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any other Trustee who is then acting, (ii) shall thereafter be
discharged from all powers, trusts, duties or obligations
hereunder and (iii) shall no longer be a Trustee.
5. My estate or any trust created hereunder may pay
to any fiduciary fair and reasonable compensation for services
performed for my estate or any trust created hereunder. For
purposes of this paragraph, fair and reasonable compensation
shall be determined as follows:
a. The standard hourly rate of an individual
fiduciary who provides professional services to my estate or any
trust created hereunder shall be deemed to be lps0 facto fair and
reasonable compensation for the services performed by such
fiduciary for my estate or any trust created hereunder. Further,
the rate which is equivalent to the rate which an individual
engaged in the business of providing estate or trust
administration services charges for such services shall be deemed
to be fair and reasonable compensation for a fiduciary who does
not provide professional services on a standard hourly basis.
b. Any corporate fiduciary serving hereunder
shall receive compensation for services performed for my estate
or any trust created hereunder in accordance with the corporate
fiduciary's published fee schedule, as amended from time to time.
6. I direct that no bond or surety on bond shall be
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required of any fiduciary appointed hereunder or in accordance
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herewith for the faithful performance of such f fiduciary' s duties
in any fiduciary capacity hereunder in any jurisdiction; or if
bond or other security is required by law, it is my request that
it shall be a nominal bond or other security.
7. Except for willful default or gross negligence, no
fiduciary shall be liable for any act, omission, loss, damage or
expense arising from the performance of such fiduciary's duty
under this instrument. A successor fiduciary shall succeed to
all the powers, duties and discretionary authority of an original
fiduciary. No fiduciary shall be liable or responsible in any
way for any acts or defaults of any predecessor fiduciary, but
such fiduciary shall be liable only for such fiduciary's own acts
or defaults in respect to property actually received by such
successor fiduciary.
8. A person acting as a fiduciary or a person not
then acting but appointed or designated as a fiduciary hereunder
shall be deemed disabled or otherwise incapable of acting, and
shall be deemed to have ceased to be a fiduciary hereunder or
deemed to be unable to act in such capacity, upon any of the
following:
a. Such fiduciary's death or written waiver or
resignation to act hereunder; or
b. A court order, which the recipient deems to
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be jurisdictionally proper and still currently applicable,
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holding such fiduciary to be legally incapacitated to act on
behalf of my estate or any trust created hereunder; or
c. Duly executed, witnessed and acknowledged
written certificates of such fiduciary's incapacity, at least two
of which are then unrevoked, of three licensed physicians, each
of whom represents that such physician is certified by a
recognized medical board, has examined such fiduciary and has
concluded that, by reason of accident, physical or mental
illness, progressive or intermittent physical or mental
deterioration, or other similar cause, such fiduciary had, at the
date thereof, become incapacitated to act rationally and
prudently to look after my estate or any trust created hereunder,
which the recipient deems to be credible and still currently
applicable; or
d. Other evidence which the recipient deems to
be credible and still currently applicable that such fiduciary
has disappeared, is unaccountably absent, or is being detained
under duress where such fiduciary is unable to effectively and
prudently look after my estate's or any trust's best interest.
In the event that such fiduciary shall be considered to
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be disabled pursuant to the aforesaid standards, such fiduciary's
incapacity shall be deemed to continue until such court order,
certificates and/or circumstances have become inapplicable or
have been revoked in the manner herein indicated.
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B. Fiduciaries' Ricthts, Powers and Duties:
1. Rights, Powers and Duties of Personal
Representatives
In limitation of the rights, powers, privileges
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and discretions generally vested in fiduciaries by law, I give to
my Personal Representative, the following powers, said powers to
continue in effect with respect to any property at any time held
hereunder until the sale and distribution thereof pursuant to the
terms of this Will:
a. To retain any property, real or personal,
included in my estate or received by the Personal Representatives
only until such time as such property can be sold for fair market
value.
b. To sell, with or without notice, at public or
private sale, for cash or on credit, with or without security, to
exchange and to grant options to purchase any property, real or
personal, which is included in my estate or is at any time held
hereunder, and, in so doing, to execute all necessary deeds or
other documents or instruments.
c. To make contracts and agreements; to
compromise, settle, release, arbitrate or accept arbitration of
any debts or claims in favor of or against my estate; to sue on
behalf of my estate and to defend any suit against the same.
d. To vote, in person or by proxy, any stock or
securities held hereunder, and to exercise or delegate all rights
and privileges (such as subscription rights and conversion
privileges) and discretionary powers in connection therewith.
e. To exercise any options or warrants for the
purchase of securities; or, alternatively, not to exercise any
such options or warrants (and allow them to lapse).
f. To consent to and participate in any
reorganization, consolidation, merger, dissolution, sale, lease,
mortgage, purchase or other action affecting any stock or
securities held hereunder, and to make payments in connection
therewith.
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g. To employ agents, attorneys, accountants,
brokers, counsel (including investment counsel) or others,
whether individual or corporate, and to pay their reasonable
compensation and expenses. Any Personal Representative may serve
in any such additional capacity and be reasonably compensated for
services rendered and expenses incurred in such additional
capacity.
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h. To hold any property, real or personal, in
the name of a nominee, or in the name of any or all of the
Personal Representatives as Personal Representatives, until such
time as such property is sold by the Personal Representatives in
accordance with the provisions of ARTICLE THIRD of this Will.
i. To make such divisions, distributions or
advances, at any time and from time to time during the period of
administration of my estate, of all or any part of the net income
or principal of my estate as the Personal Representatives deem
appropriate.
j. To perform and carry out the provisions of
any contracts or business agreements to which I was a party and
which may be in force at the time of my death (including, but not
limited to, agreements of general partnership, limited
partnership, limited liability company, or joint venture, and
agreements arising out of my interest as a member, an officer,
director or stockholder of any corporation), and to renegotiate
the terms of any such contracts or agreements; and to wind up and
liquidate any such business (whether a sole proprietorship,
general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, corporation or other entity) in which I
may have an interest at the time of my death, without liability
for loss resulting from the winding up or liquidation of such
business except loss resulting from the Personal Representatives'
own willful default or gross negligence.
k. To lend money to any beneficiary of any trust
created hereunder, with or without security and with or without
interest.
1. To renounce and disclaim, in whole or in
part, any legal or beneficial interest in or power over any
property bequeathed, devised, distributed or transferred to the
Personal Representatives.
m. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Will, so long as my estate or any trust created hereunder
includes any stock of an "S corporation" (as defined in the
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Code), the Personal Representatives are specifically prohibited
from doing any act, the commission or omission of which would
voluntarily or involuntarily cause the termination of the
election of such corporation and its stockholders under and
pursuant to Subchapter S (Sections 1361 through 1379, inclusive)
of the Code.
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n. Generally, to do any and all acts and things
and to execute any and all written documents or instruments with
respect to any property at any time held hereunder which will
facilitate the sale, at the highest value, of such property.
o. To insure the assets of my estate against
damage or loss and themselves against liability with respect to
third persons.
p. To abandon any property, real or personal,
which they deem to be worthless or not of sufficient value to
warrant expending efforts to sell; or to convey any such property
for a nominal consideration, or without consideration.
q. My Personal Representatives may arrange for
extensions of time for the payment of estate and inheritance
taxes or may postpone the payment of such taxes upon future
interests until the time possession thereof accrues to the
beneficiary or beneficiaries. My Personal Representatives may
compromise any tax assessed against my estate.
r. To deduct from the income of my estate
reserves for taxes, assessments, insurance, repairs,
depreciation, obsolescence, depletion, maintenance and other
anticipated expenses and to allocate such deductions between the
hereof in such manner as they deem proper.
s. Whenever required to make a distribution of
all or a part of my estate, to retain therefrom an amount of cash
sufficient in the Personal Representatives' judgment to cover any
liability which may then or later be imposed upon the Personal
Representatives, including but not limited to, the Personal
Representatives' liability for estate, inheritance, income or
other taxes, until such liability shall have been finally
determined.
t. To the extent permitted by law, the Personal
Representatives shall not be required to make or file any
inventory or appraisement or to make or file any annual or other
reports or accounts to any court in any jurisdiction; and, in
addition, any Personal Representative may accept his or her
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predecessor Personal Representative.
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u. The Personal Representatives shall not be
required to obtain the order or approval of any court for any
transaction affecting any sale of any assets of my Estate, nor
shall any person be required to inquire or investigate into the
Personal Representatives' authority for entering into such sale,
or to see the application made by the Personal Representatives of
the proceeds of any such sale.
v. All of the rights, duties, powers,
authorities, and immunities given to the Personal Representatives
in this Will shall continue until the Personal Representatives
shall have made actual distribution of all proceeds from the sale
of al l of my property hereunder .
w. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
instrument, any Personal Representative acting hereunder may
delegate, at any time or from time to time, any or all of such
Personal Representative's rights, powers, duties, and authority
to any other Personal Representative acting hereunder; provided,
however, that any such delegating instrument shall be revocable
at any time.
x. If more than one Personal Representative
serves at any time, the signature of any one authorized Personal
Representative shall be sufficient in exercising. any of the
powers referred to in this Will, and the signature of any one
authorized Personal Representative shall be sufficient when
endorsing or otherwise negotiating any checks, stock
certificates, shares of investment trusts, stock or bond powers,
or any of the other assets that may be held in my Estate
hereunder from time to time. The provisions of this paragraph
are included for ease of administration only and do not relieve
any Personal Representative hereunder of such Personal
Representative's duty to obtain the consent or concurrence of any
Personal Representative to any proposed action or in any other
way alter or expand any of such Personal representative's powers
and discretions hereunder.
y. All determinations by the Personal
Representatives as to any act taken by the Personal
Representatives under my Will shall be in the Personal
Representatives' sole and absolute discretion.
z. While recognizing the duty of the Personal
Representatives to minimize taxes (taking into account income and
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other taxes as well as estate taxes, the deferral of tax as well
as the rate of tax, and taxes on the beneficiaries and their
estates as well as on my estate) consistent with my other
planning objectives, whenever the Personal Representatives shall
have a choice or right of election with regard to tax on my
estate (including, but not limited to, the elections and choices
described in this ARTICLE SEVENTH) the Personal Representatives
shall make such elections and choices as the Personal
Representatives, in the Personal Representatives' sole and
absolute discretion, may deem advisable, without regard to the
effect upon the respective interests of the persons interested in
my estate. The Personal Representatives shall be further
authorized, but shall in no event be required, to make
adjustments between any such interests to compensate for any
adverse effect thereon of any such choice or election. Further,
the Personal Representatives shall not be held liable to any
person or entity interested in my estate for any choice or
election made (or not made) in good faith.
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(i) Whenever the Personal Representatives
shall have a choice of dates in valuing property in my gross
estate for estate tax purposes, or a choice between claiming any
expense of administration as a deduction for income tax purposes
or as a deduction for estate tax purposes, the Personal
Representatives shall be authorized to make such choice as the
Personal Representatives shall deem advisable without regard to
the effect of such choice upon the persons interested in my
estate.
(ii) The Personal Representatives shall be
authorized (but shall not be required) to elect exemption from
the applicability of Section 2632(b) of the Code, and the
Personal Representatives shall be authorized to allocate, in
accordance with the provisions of Section 2632 (a) of the Code,
any unused portion of the generation-skipping transfer tax
exemption available to me (or to my estate) under Section 2631 of
the Code to any dispositions of property under this Will or to
any dispositions of property outside of this Will in such manner
and in such amounts and proportions as the Personal
Representatives shall deem appropriate. All determinations by
the Personal Representatives as to the proper allocation of such
unused exemption shall be conclusive and binding upon all persons
having or claiming interest in my estate.
(iii) All income earned during the period of
administration of my estate (including, without limitation,
income earned on that portion of my estate used for the payment
of legacies, debts, funeral and administration expenses, estate,
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inheritance and other death taxes, and any other lawful charges
against my estate) shall be treated solely as income. With the
exception of any income from assets specifically devised or
bequeathed, such income shall. be allocated to the beneficiary or
beneficiaries (including any trust or trusts) of my Residuary
Estate proportionate with the division of my Residuary Estate,
subject to adjustment for any distributions made to any such
beneficiary or beneficiaries during the period of administration
of my estate.
(iv) The Personal Representatives may join in
''~I making an election under Section 645 of the Code to treat any
''I qualified revocable trust (as defined in such Section) created by
~''' me as part of my estate for income tax purposes and the Personal
Representatives may make (or j oin in making) any adjustments and
~I allocations of distributable net income, tax liabilities, and
~~I other consequences of whatever nature resulting from this
~; election, which the Personal Representatives may deem to be
!, appropriate .
(v) These elective provisions are for
illustrative purposes only and shall not be construed to limit
the Personal Representatives' ability to make any other election
not set forth herein.
2. Rights, Powers and Duties of Trustees
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to the terms of this Will:
In addition to, and not in limitation of, the
rights, powers, privileges and discretions vested in Trustees by
law, I give to my Trustees, in the administration of any trust
created hereunder, the following powers, to be exercised, without
application to any court, to such extent, at such time or times,
upon such terms, and in such manner as my Trustees shall deem
advisable in the best interest of the beneficiaries of any trust
created hereunder, said powers to continue in effect with respect
to any property at any time held hereunder until the
distribution payment or application thereof under and pursuant
a. To retain, for so long as deemed advisable,
any property, real or personal; to abandon any property; to
change or exchange any property; and to invest and reinvest, at
any time and from time to time, in such other property, real,
personal, tangible or otherwise, within or without the United
States, without being limited in such retention, investment or
reinvestment to property authorized for the investment of trust
funds by any applicable local law, without regard to
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''~ diversification of assets, and even though such assets are not
j', income-producing.
i' b. To sell, with or without notice, at public or
', private sale, for cash or on credit, with or without security, to
,''I exchange and to grant options to purchase any property, real or
'i personal, not herein specifically devised or bequeathed, which is
!~' included in my estate or is at any time held hereunder, and, in
'~", so doing, to execute all necessary deeds or other documents or
!, instruments.
c. To borrow money; to mortgage, pledge as
!,', security, margin or otherwise encumber, any property held
';i hereunder; and, if money is borrowed from any fiduciary, to pay
interest thereon at the prevailing rate. To consent to the
~I', subordination, modification, renewal or extension of any
~''~ debenture, note, bond, mortgage, open account indebtedness or
other obligation, whether or not secured or evidenced by any
'~:'', writing, or of any other term or provision thereof, or of any
guarantee thereof, or to the release of such guarantee; to
''foreclose mortgages and bid on property under foreclosure, or to
~'~take title to property by conveyances in lieu of foreclosure,
'';either with or without payment of consideration; to continue
'; mortgage investments after maturity, either with or without
renewal or extension, upon such terms and conditions as they deem
'advisable; to release obligors on bonds secured by mortgages, or
';obligors on other obligations, or to refrain from instituting
~~suits or actions against such obligors for deficiencies; to use
';such part of the property held by my Trustees as my Trustees deem
~~advisable for the protection of any investment in real or
';;personal property, or any investment in any mortgage or pledge on
real or personal property.
', ', d. To lease for any period (without regard to
the duration of any trust created hereunder or to any statutory
'';restriction), exchange, partition, subdivide, alter, demolish,
';develop, dedicate (even without consideration), improve, repair,
maintain, grant easements, rights-of-way or covenants on or
~' otherwise deal with real property.
e. To make contracts and agreements; to
(,';compromise, settle, release, arbitrate or accept arbitration of
','any debts or claims in favor of or against any trust created
'hereunder; to sue on behalf of my estate or any trust created
''hereunder and to defend any suit against the same.
f. To vote, in person or by proxy, any stock or
~~' securities held hereunder, and to exercise or delegate all rights
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and privileges (such as subscription rights and conversion
privileges) and discretionary powers in connection therewith.
g. To exercise any options or warrants for the
purchase of securities; or, alternatively, not to exercise any
', such options or warrants (and allow them to lapse).
h. To consent to and participate in any
~' reorganization, consolidation, merger, dissolution, sale, lease,
mortgage, purchase or other action affecting any stock or
~'', securities held hereunder, and to make payments in connection
~'~ therewith .
i. To deposit property with any protective,
~' reorganization or similar committee; to exercise or delegate
discretionary powers in connection therewith; and to share in
1, paying the compensation and expenses of any such committee.
j. To employ agents, attorneys, accountants,
brokers, counsel (including investment counsel) or others,
whether individual or corporate, and to pay their reasonable
compensation and expenses. Any Trustee may serve in any such
additional capacity and be reasonably compensated for services
rendered and expenses incurred in such additional capacity.
~' k. To hold any property, real or personal,
the name of a nominee, or in the name of any or all of my
Trustees as Trustee, or to take stock or securities and keep
~'', same unregistered and in such condition that such stock or
j securities will pass by delivery.
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1. (i) In dividing or distributing the
principal of any trust created hereunder, to make such division
or distribution in money, in kind, or partly in money and partly
in kind, or by allotting or assigning undivided interests in
property, even if one or more shares be composed in whole or in
part of property different in kind than that of any other share.
;, (ii) In making any payment or distribution
'I required or permitted hereunder, my Trustees may pay over and
';transfer the same in cash or in kind or partly in each, and to
'';the extent in kind, my Trustees may select particular property
''~ and need not in any instance allocate particular issues of
'I securities or other assets on a pro rata basis. In exercising
"„ the foregoing powers, my Trustees shall take into account such
'i considerations as my Trustees may deem relevant; the decision of
'' my Trustees as to the property chosen for any such payment,
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distribution or division shall be binding and conclusive on all
linterested persons.
m. To make such divisions, distributions or
advances, at any time and from time to time during the period of
''administration of my estate, of all or any part of the net income
'~!.or principal of my estate as my Trustees deem appropriate.
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~~,:principal of two or more trusts created hereunder, or to make
~,~oint or common investments in which the separate trusts shall
','have undivided interests. In addition to, and not in limitation
~~!of the foregoing, and to the extent permitted by law, if at any
time my Trustees are holding property in any trust created
Iii, hereunder for the primary benefit of any person or persons for
i',whose primary benefit my Trustees are also holding property in
L~any other trust under substantially the same terms, created by me
~~or by any other person under any other instrument, my Trustees
!'may, in my Trustees' sole and absolute discretion, merge such
;;trusts and hold them as a single trust.
(ii) To hold any property distributed to my
Trustees hereunder in one or more separate trusts, either on
identical terms or, to the extent that the terms of the trust are
severable into distinctly separate shares, on terms reflecting
such separate shares. Furthermore, if the Personal
Representative directs any Trustee to hold a specified portion of
a trust created hereunder as a separate trust, such Trustee shall
hold such specified portion as a separate trust. Any such
direction shall be effective as of the date of my death.
'' (iii) To divide any trust, pro rata or non-
~'pro rata, created hereunder into two or more separate trusts
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(based on the fair market value of the trust assets at the time
''~~iof the division). If a trust is held as, or divided into,
~lseparate trusts, my Trustees may, at any time after such division
',;into separate trusts and/or prior to a combination of such
!'trusts, (a) make different tax elections (including the
I~;allocation of the generation-skipping transfer tax exemption)
~'~with respect to each separate trust, (b) pay or apply principal
!!and/or income and exercise any other discretionary powers with
'respect to such separate trusts differently, (c) invest the
''''principal and/or income of such separate trusts differently, and
(d) take any and all other actions consistent with such trusts
'being separate entities. Further, the donee of any power of
'!appointment with respect to a trust so divided may exercise such
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,the division.
! In connection with the foregoing, I
','anticipate that my Trustees may hold property as one or more
'!,separate trusts or divided trusts hereunder for both tax and
administrative reasons.
o. To perform and carry out the provisions of
any contracts or business agreements to which I was a party and
which may be in force at the time of my death (including, but not
limited to, agreements of general partnership, limited
partnership, limited liability company, or joint venture, and
agreements arising out of my interest as a member, an officer,
director or stockholder of any corporation), and to renegotiate
the terms of any such contracts or agreements; and to liquidate,
reorganize or continue to operate any business (whether a sole
proprietorship, general partnership, limited partnership, limited
liability company, joint venture, corporation or other entity) in
which I may have an interest at the time of my death, for such
period of time (without regard to any statutory restriction or
limitation), under such terms and conditions, with such other
persons, and in such manner as my Trustees may determine, without
liability for loss resulting from the continuance or operation of
such business except loss resulting from my Trustees own willful
default or gross negligence. My Trustees are authorized to have
a personal interest (whether directly or indirectly) as partner,
venturer, stockholder, owner or investor in, to be employed by,
or otherwise to serve any business referred to herein, and to
receive reasonable compensation for such employment or other
services rendered to or for such business.
p. To lend money to any beneficiary of any trust
created hereunder, with or without security and with or without
interest.
'i q. To renounce and disclaim, in whole or in
part, any legal or beneficial interest in or power over any
;',property bequeathed, devised, distributed or transferred to my
! Trustees.
r. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
!,'!:Will, so long as any trust created hereunder includes any stock
''of an "S corporation" (as defined in the Code), my Trustees are
'',specifically prohibited from doing any act, the commission or
!'omission of which would voluntarily or involuntarily cause the
'!termination of the election of such corporation and its
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~~! through 1379, inclusive} of the Code.
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''' s. To comply with environmental law issues that
I~', arise in any trust created hereunder in the following manner:
(i) To inspect and review any property held
'~ by any trust created hereunder, including interests in sole
'~~, proprietorships, partnerships, limited liability companies,
'', corporations or other business enterprises and any assets owned
', by any such business enterprise, for the purpose of determining
', compliance with environmental laws affecting such property and to
'~!; respond to a change in, or any actual or threatened violation of,
~'" such environmental laws affecting property held by any such
'~, trust;
(ii) To take, on behalf of any trust created
Iii', hereunder, any action necessary or appropriate to respond to a
j; change in, or to prevent, clean up, abate or otherwise remedy any
actual or threatened violation of, any environmental laws
affecting property held by my estate or any such trust, as the
~~ case may be, either before or after the initiation of an
enforcement or other action by any governmental body or other
!;~; party whatsoever;
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~. (iii) To refuse to receive or accept, as a
!', part of the initial funding any trust created hereunder or as an
{~~ addition of property to any such trust, any such property, if my
it Trustees determine that such property (a) is or may be
~~~ contaminated by any hazardous substance (however such term may be
it defined) , or (b) is being used or has been used for any activity
directly or indirectly involving any hazardous substance which
';', could result in personal liability to my Trustees or liability to
'~~ such trust or could otherwise impair the value of the assets held
therein;
'' (iv) To disclaim any power granted to my
~', Trustees under the terms of any document, statute, regulation or
~;' rule of law which, in the. sole discretion of my Trustees, causes
my Trustees to believe that my Trustees may incur personal
'' liability under any environmental law;
(v) To charge all costs and expenses of any
inspection, review, abatement, response, cleanup or remedial
action undertaken hereunder (including, but not limited to,
'~, reasonable legal fees, court costs, environmental reports or
'' audit costs) against the income or principal of my estate or any
',' trust created hereunder. Neither the acceptance by my Trustees
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of any property nor a failure by my Trustees to inspect or review
such property shall be deemed to create any inference whatsoever
as to whether or not there is or may be any liability under any
environmental law with respect to such property; and
(vi) My Trustees shall not be personally
liable to any beneficiary or other party for any decrease in
value of the assets held in any trust created hereunder by reason
of my Trustees' compliance with any environmental law,
specifically including any reporting requirement under such law.
(vii) For purposes of this
"environmental law(s)" means any Federal, state
rule, regulation, statute or ordinance relating
the environment or human health, and "hazardous
any substances defined as hazardous or toxic or
regulated by such environmental laws.
paragraph,
or local law,
to protection of
substance" means
otherwise
t. After payment over and delivery sufficient to
vest all legal and beneficial right, title and interest in the
respective beneficiary of any such payment to the assets to be
withdrawn, such trust shall terminate as to so much of the
principal thereof as shall have been so paid over and delivered.
Upon any discretionary payment or distribution made by my
Trustees from the income and/or principal of any trust created
hereunder, anything in this Will to the contrary notwithstanding,
the interests of all succeeding beneficiaries in such payment or
distribution, whether vested or contingent, shall be terminated
and my Trustees shall be relieved of all liability in connection
with such payment or distribution and shall not be required to
account therefor in any manner.
j u. To permit any person having any interest in
'~~ the income of any trust to occupy any real property forming part
~~il of any trust upon such terms as they deem proper, whether rent-
,~free or in consideration of payment of taxes, insurance,
!, maintenance and ordinary repairs, or otherwise.
~'! v. To insure the assets of any trust created
hereunder against damage or loss and themselves against liability
~'' with respect to third persons.
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!' w. To abandon any property, real or personal,
which they deem to be worthless or not of sufficient value to
warrant keeping or protecting; to abstain from payment of taxes,
liens, water-rents, assessments, repairs, maintenance or upkeep
'', of any such property; to permit any such property to be lost by
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~, tax sale or other proceedings; or to convey any such property for
ii a nominal consideration, or without consideration.
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~~'! x. Any Trustee may compromise any tax assessed
'~~ against any trust created hereunder.
y. To deduct from the income of any trust
''' created hereunder reserves for taxes, assessments, insurance,
~~ repairs, depreciation, obsolescence, depletion, maintenance and
~G other anticipated expenses and to allocate such deductions
between a trust and the income beneficiaries thereof in such
it manner as they deem proper.
z. To determine who are the distributees of any
trust established hereunder, and in so doing act upon such
information as on reasonable inquiry they may deem reliable with
respect to heirship, relationship, survivorship, identity or any
other fact relating to such distributees.
aa. Whenever required to make a distribution or
transfer of all or a part of the assets of any trust, to retain
therefrom assets sufficient in my Trustees' judgment to cover any
liability which may then or later be imposed upon my Trustees,
including but not limited to my Trustees' liability for estate,
inheritance, income or other taxes, until such liability shall
have been finally determined.
bb. (i) My Trustees shall not be required to
make or file any inventory or appraisement or to make or file any
annual or other reports or accounts to any court in any
jurisdiction; and, in addition, any Trustee may accept such
Trustee's appointment without a judicial settlement of the
accounts of any predecessor Trustee. My Trustees shall account
annually to each income beneficiary who has attained the age of
eighteen (18) years and to the parents or guardians of any income
beneficiary who has not attained the age of eighteen (18) years.
(ii) Any income beneficiary and the parents
!!or guardians of any income beneficiary who has not attained the
~'~,;age of eighteen (18) years shall have the power, at any time and
~~from time to time, by an instrument in writing signed and
!I, acknowledged, to settle the account and the proceedings of any
!,..;Trustee and any investment counsel to such Trustee as to all
;transactions shown therein, and such written approval shall be
'final and binding upon all persons, whether in being or not, who
';''are then or may thereafter become entitled to share in either the
',',principal or income of any trust created hereunder.
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,~! the order or approval of any court for any transaction affecting
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',~ any trust created hereunder, nor shall any person be required to
~~; inquire or investigate into my Trustees' authority for entering
into such transaction, or to see the application made by my
~~I'; Trustees of the proceeds of any such transaction.
dd. All of the rights, duties, powers,
I! authorities, and immunities given to my Trustees in this Will
shall continue after termination of the trusts created herein,
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~' and until my Trustees shall have made actual distribution of all
I', property held by my Trustees hereunder.
ee. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
instrument, any Trustee acting hereunder may delegate, at any
time or from time to time, any or all of such Trustee's rights,
powers, duties, and authority to any other Trustee acting
hereunder; provided, however, that any such delegating instrument
shall be revocable at any time.
ff. If more than one Trustee serves at any time,
the signature of any one authorized Trustee shall be sufficient
in exercising any of the powers referred to in this Will, and the
signature of any one authorized Trustee shall be sufficient when
endorsing or otherwise negotiating any checks, stock
certificates, shares of investment trusts, stock or bond powers,
or any of the other assets that may be held in any trust created
hereunder from time to time. The provisions of this paragraph
are included for ease of administration only and do not relieve
any Trustee hereunder of such Trustee's duty to obtain the
consent or concurrence of any other Trustee to any proposed
action or in any other way alter or expand any of such Trustee's
powers and discretions hereunder.
gg. For convenience of administration and
investment, my Trustees shall be authorized to hold, manage and
invest separate trusts in one or more consolidated funds, in
II whole or in part, as my Trustees may determine. As to each
', consolidated fund, the division as to the various shares
!',~ comprising such fund need be made only on my Trustees' books of
'~' accounts, in which each trust shall be allotted its proportionate
share of the principal and income of the fund and charged with
~' its proportionate part of the expenses thereof. In addition, my
''~ Trustees may consolidate any trust or trusts created hereunder
''for the primary benefit of a beneficiary or beneficiaries with
any other trust or trusts created by me or any member of my
'!family by Will or agreement for the primary benefit of that same
''' beneficiary or beneficiaries where the dispositive provisions of
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I~~,the trusts are substantially identical, so as to have only one
'!trust to administer for such beneficiary or beneficiaries..
hh. Whenever my Trustees determine that the size
I'!;of an trust held hereunder does not warrant the cost of
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i'continued administration would be impractical or not in the best
~''~interests of the beneficiary for any other reason, my Trustees,
!,I without further responsibility, may pay such trust to the person
'who is at that time entitled to or eligible to receive the income
from such trust .
ii. Generally, to do any and all acts and things
';and to execute any and all written documents or instruments with
'ilrespect to any property at any time held hereunder which my
;,Trustees would be entitled to do were such property owned
;'',outright and absolutely by my Trustees.
j jj. All determinations by my Trustees as to any
j~,act taken by my Trustees under my Will shall be in my Trustees'
insole and absolute discretion.
C. Rule Against Perpetuities: As provided in Section 11-
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jj102 of the Estates and Trusts Article of the Annotated Code of
j; Maryland, or any successor Section thereof, the rule against
~''~,perpetuities does not apply to any trust created under this Will.
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Ii ARTICLE EIGHTH: DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS:
A. As used in this Will, the words "Personal
Representative", "Personal Representatives", "Trustee" and
~''"`Trustees", and all pronouns and verbs used herein, shall
'iinclude, where appropriate, the singular, the plural, the
masculine, the feminine and the neuter.
B. As used in this Will, the terms "fiduciary" or
'"fiduciaries" shall include any Personal Representative or
'Trustee, as the case may be, serving hereunder.
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C. As used in this Will, the term "education" shall
include, all tuition, travel, room, board and other costs and
expenses related to preparatory or boarding school, college,
!! graduate school, professional school or special, vocational,
~ business, and professional training, as well as any art, literary
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I'!'~, or similar education, whether or not at an accredited college or
~'~, university.
'~ D. As used in this Will, the term "health" shall include,
'gall medical, psychiatric, dental, hospital and nursing expenses
and expenses of invalidism and the payment of the expenses of any
~,~illness (whether physical or mental), accident or health
;emergency.
E. As used in this Will, the term "Code" shall mean the
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,Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended up to the time of my
;death, or any corresponding provisions of any succeeding law, and
zany reference to any "Section" of the Code shall refer to that
Section, as amended up to the time of my death, of the Code or
!an corres onding provisions of any succeeding law.
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F. For purposes of this Will, a person in gestation who is
',later born alive shall be considered a person in being.
G. The headings, titles, and subtitles in this Will have
been inserted solely for convenient reference and shall be
''ignored in the construction of my Will.
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H. If any provision of this Will or any trust created
~'~ hereunder, or the application of such provision to any person or
I'~' circumstance, shall be held invalid or unenforceable, the
!' remainder of this Will or such trust or the application of such
';,provision to persons or circumstances other than those to which
''pit is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected
jthereby.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have subscribed and sealed and do
(publish and declare this instrument to be my Last Will and
',Testament, in the presence of the witnesses attesting the same at
my request , this ~o day of ~~rt. in the year two thousand
I! three (2003) .
[SEAL ]
MARY L INE
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This instrument, consisting of thirty-nine (39) pages,
including the page on which we, the undersigned, have subscribed
our names as witnesses, were at the date thereof subscribed,
sealed, published and declared by MARY LEVINE, the aforesaid
Testatrix, to be her Last Will and Testament, in the presence of
us and each of us, who, at her request, in her presence and in
the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as
witnesses thereto (the final clause of the Will having been read
aloud to us by the aforesaid Testatrix immediately after she had
signed the Will, and this clause having been thereupon read aloud
her and our presence and hearing), this ~_-day of
two thousand three (2003).
Signature
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5500 Griffith Road
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Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally
II ~ a e d MARY LEVINE , ~ ~ Y~. i ~ Q ,
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~; and known to me to be the Tes t rix
and the witnesses, re pectively, whose names are signed to the
', foregoing instrument and, all of these persons being by me first
~' duly sworn, MARY LEVINE, the Testatrix, declared to me and to the
'I'; witnesses in my presence that said instrument is her Last Will
j! and Testament and that she had willingly signed or directed
~!~~ another to sign the same for her, and executed it in the presence
~! of said witnesses as her free and voluntary act for the purposes
therein expressed; that said witnesses stated before me that the
',;foregoing Last Will and Testament was executed and acknowledged
~~;by the Testatrix as her Last Will and Testament in the presence
'~I of said witnesses who, in her presence and at her request, and in
ii the presence of each other, did subscribe their names thereto as
attesting witnesses on the date of said Last Will and Testament;
~~Iand that the Testatrix, at the time of the execution of said Last
i~Will and Testament, was over the age of eighteen (18) years and
of sound and disposing mind and memory.
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j' MARY E Testatrix
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Subscribed, sworn and acknowledged before me by MARY LEVINE,
lithe Testatrix, and subscribed and sworn before me by
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I,, witnesses, this day of
'~' '-~ 2003
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