Common use of Per Stirpes Beneficiary Designations Clause in Contracts

Per Stirpes Beneficiary Designations. The Custodian shall accept as complete and accurate all written instructions provided in good order by the estate/executor with regard to the identification of the beneficiaries and the allocations thereto. In the event of your death, the balance of your custodial account shall be paid to the primary beneficiaries who survive you in equal shares (or in the specified shares, if indicated). If none of the primary beneficiaries survive you, the balance of your account shall be paid to the contingent beneficiaries who survive you in equal shares (or in the specified shares, if indicated). If you name multiple primary beneficiaries and a beneficiary does not survive you, such interest is terminated and that percentage will be divided proportionately among the remaining primary beneficiaries. Similarly, unless you have specified otherwise, if no primary beneficiary survives you and you have named multiple contingent beneficiaries and a beneficiary does not survive you, such interest is terminated and that percentage will be divided proportionately among the remaining contingent beneficiaries. You may change your beneficiaries at any time by giving written notice to the Custodian. If you do not designate a beneficiary, or if all designated beneficiaries predecease you, your surviving spouse will become the beneficiary of your IRA. If you do not have a surviving spouse at the time of your death, your estate will become the beneficiary of your IRA. If a trust is designated as a beneficiary, you must provide both the date of the trust and the name(s) of the trustee(s).

Per Stirpes Beneficiary Designations. The Custodian shall accept as complete and accurate all written instructions provided in good order by the estate/executor with regard to the identification of the beneficiaries and the allocations thereto. In the event of your death, the balance of your custodial account shall be paid to the primary beneficiaries who survive you in equal shares (or in the specified shares, if indicated). If none of the primary beneficiaries survive you, the balance of your account shall be paid to the contingent beneficiaries who survive you in equal shares (or in the specified shares, if indicated). If you name multiple primary beneficiaries and a beneficiary does not survive you, such interest is terminated and that percentage will be divided proportionately among the remaining primary beneficiaries. Similarly, unless you have specified otherwise, if no primary beneficiary survives you and you have named multiple contingent beneficiaries and a beneficiary does not survive you, such interest is terminated and that percentage will be divided proportionately among the remaining contingent beneficiaries. You may change your beneficiaries at any time by giving written notice to the Custodian. If you do not designate a beneficiary, or if all designated beneficiaries predecease you, your surviving spouse will become the beneficiary of your IRA. If you do not have a surviving spouse at the time of your death, your estate will become the beneficiary of your IRA. If a trust is designated as a beneficiary, you must provide both the date of the trust and the name(s) of the trustee(s). Important note: the underlying beneficiaries of your trust (or estate) do not qualify for separate accounting. Separate accounting rules are described in IRS Publication 590 under the heading “Multiple individual beneficiaries”, “The separate account rules cannot be used by beneficiaries of a trust.” If your trust meets “look through trust” qualifications, the trustee shall provide the eldest beneficiary’s date of birth so the custodian can calculate the required minimum distribution amounts that will be paid to the trust under the trust’s tax ID. The Custodian will not accept beneficiary designations that vary from the provisions described above.