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19-3B-602
Section 19-3B-602 Revocation or amendment of revocable trust. (a) Unless the terms of a trust
expressly provide that the trust is irrevocable, the settlor may revoke or amend the trust.
This subsection does not apply to a trust created under an instrument executed before January
1, 2007. (b) If a revocable trust is created or funded by more than one settlor, then: (1)
to the extent the trust consists of community property, the trust may be revoked by either
spouse acting alone but may be amended only by joint action of both spouses; (2) to the extent
the trust consists of property other than community property, each settlor may revoke or amend
the trust with regard to the portion of the trust property attributable to that settlor's
contribution; and (3) upon the revocation or amendment of the trust by fewer than all of the
settlors, the trustee shall promptly notify the other settlors of the revocation or amendment.
(c) The settlor may revoke or amend a revocable trust: (1) by...
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19-3B-601
Section 19-3B-601 Capacity of settlor of revocable trust. The capacity required to create,
amend, revoke, or add property to a revocable trust, or to direct the actions of the trustee
of a revocable trust, is the same as that required to make a will. (Act 2006-216, p. 314,
ยง1.)...
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including, but not limited to: (1) The nature, purpose, and expected duration of the trust;
(2) The intent of the settlor; (3) The identity and circumstances of the beneficiaries; (4)
The needs for liquidity for the trust; (5) The regularity of income to the trust; (6) The
need for preservation and appreciation of capital; (7) The nature of the assets held in the
trust and the extent to which they consist of financial assets, interests in closely held
enterprises, tangible and intangible personal property, or real property; (8) The extent
to which an asset is used by a beneficiary; (9) Whether an asset was purchased by the trustee
or received from the settlor; (10) The net amount allocated to income under the other sections
of this chapter and the increase or decrease in the value of the principal assets, which the
trustee may estimate as to assets for which market values are not readily available; (11)
Whether and to what extent the terms of the trust a. give the trustee the power...
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19-3B-701
Section 19-3B-701 Accepting or declining trusteeship. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection
(c), a person designated as trustee accepts the trusteeship: (1) by substantially complying
with a method of acceptance provided in the terms of the trust; or (2) if the terms of the
trust do not provide a method or the method provided in the terms is not expressly made exclusive,
by accepting delivery of the trust property, exercising powers or performing duties as trustee,
or otherwise indicating acceptance of the trusteeship. (b) A person designated as trustee
who has not yet accepted the trusteeship may reject the trusteeship. A designated trustee
who does not accept the trusteeship within a reasonable time after knowing of the designation
is deemed to have rejected the trusteeship. (c) A person designated as trustee, without accepting
the trusteeship, may: (1) act to preserve the trust property if, within a reasonable time
after acting, the person sends a rejection of the...
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19-3B-411
Section 19-3B-411 Modification or termination of noncharitable irrevocable trust by consent.
(a) If, upon petition, the court finds that the settlor and all beneficiaries consent to the
modification or termination of an irrevocable trust, the court shall enter an order approving
the modification or termination even if the modification or termination is inconsistent with
a material purpose of the trust. A settlor's power to consent to a trust's modification or
termination may be exercised by an agent under a power of attorney only to the extent expressly
authorized by the power of attorney or the terms of the trust; by the settlor's conservator
with the approval of the court supervising the conservatorship if an agent is not so authorized;
or by the settlor's guardian with the approval of the court supervising the guardianship if
an agent is not so authorized and a conservator has not been appointed. (b) A noncharitable
irrevocable trust may be terminated upon consent of all of the...
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which is exercisable by another person only upon consent of the trustee or a person holding
an adverse interest. (12) PRESUMPTIVE REMAINDER BENEFICIARY means a person who would be entitled
to the principal of a trust if the income interest were immediately terminated, and if a trust
contains a power of appointment, then the holder of such power of appointment shall also be
a presumptive remainder beneficiary. (13) PROPERTY means anything that may be the subject
of ownership, whether real or personal, legal or equitable, or any interest therein.
Property includes choses in action, claims, and interests created by beneficiary designation
under policies of insurance, financial instruments and deferred compensation and other retirement
arrangements, whether revocable or irrevocable. (14) QUALIFIED BENEFICIARY means a living
beneficiary who, on the date the beneficiary's qualification is determined: (A) is a distributee
or permissible distributee of trust income or principal; (B) would be a...
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19-3B-505
must be presented. If the person fails to present the claim in writing within 90 days from
the date of the notice, then the person shall be forever barred from asserting or recovering
on the claim from the trustee, the trust property and the creditors and beneficiaries of the
trust. Any person who presents a claim on or before the date specified in the notice may not
later increase the claim following the expiration of the 90-day period. (3) If a claim is
not presented in writing to the personal representative of the settlor's estate or
to the trustee (i) within six months from the date of the appointment of the initial personal
representative of the settlor's estate, or (ii) if no personal representative is appointed
within six months from the settlor's date of death and a claim is not presented in writing
to the trustee within six months from the settlor's date of death, then no trustee shall be
chargeable for any assets that the trustee may pay or distribute in good faith in...
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19-3B-604
Section 19-3B-604 Limitation on action contesting validity of revocable trust; distribution
of trust property. (a) A person may commence a judicial proceeding to contest the validity
of all or part of the terms of a trust that was revocable at the settlor's death within the
earlier of: (1) two years after the settlor's death; or (2) six months after the trustee sent
the person a copy of the trust instrument and a notice informing the person of the trust's
existence, of the trustee's name and address, and of the time allowed for commencing a proceeding.
(b) Upon the death of the settlor of a trust that was revocable at the settlor's death, the
trustee may proceed to distribute the trust property in accordance with the terms of the trust.
The trustee is not subject to liability for doing so unless: (1) the trustee has actual knowledge
of a pending judicial proceeding contesting the validity of all or part of the terms of the
trust; or (2) if, prior to the trustee's actual distribution, a...
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19-3D-3
Section 19-3D-3 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION,
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2019. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. SCOPE. (a) Except as
otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), this chapter applies to an express trust that
is irrevocable, or revocable by the settlor only with the consent of the trustee or a person
holding an adverse interest. (b) This chapter does not apply to a trust held solely for charitable
purposes. (c) Subject to Section 19-3D-15, a trust instrument may restrict or prohibit exercise
of the decanting power. (d) This chapter does not limit the power of a trustee, powerholder,
or other person to distribute or appoint property in further trust or to modify a trust under
the trust instrument, laws of this state other than this chapter, common law, a court order,
or a nonjudicial settlement agreement. (e) This chapter does not affect the ability of a settlor
to provide in a trust instrument for the distribution...
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19-3A-106
Section 19-3A-106 Conversion to unitrust. (a) Unless expressly prohibited by the governing
instrument, a trustee may convert a trust into a unitrust as described in this section if
all of the following apply: (1) The trustee has concluded that the conversion will enable
the trustee to better carry out the intent of the settlor or testator and the purposes of
the trust. (2) The trustee gives written notice of the trustee's intention to convert the
trust into a unitrust, including the trustee's initial decisions as set forth below, to all
the qualified beneficiaries. The written notice shall include the following: a. An explanation
of how the unitrust will operate; b. The effective date of the conversion to a unitrust; c.
The unitrust percentage to be used; d. The provisions for prorating a unitrust distribution
for a short year in which a beneficiary's right to payments commences or ceases; e. Whether
the net fair market value of the trust assets will be determined annually or averaged...
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