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Henson trust

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A trust that protects the assets of a disabled person (typically an inheritance) and gives the trustee absolute discretion in how to use those assets to assist the beneficiary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada

Topics: business, finance, law

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History

Etymology

After Leonard Henson of Guelph, Ontario, who set up an absolute discretionary trust that became the subject of a legal case.