19-3B-817
Section 19-3B-817 Distribution upon termination. (a) Upon termination or partial termination
of a trust, the trustee may send to the beneficiaries a proposal for distribution. The right
of any beneficiary to object to the proposed distribution terminates if the beneficiary does
not notify the trustee of an objection within 30 days after the proposal was sent but only
if the proposal informed the beneficiary of the right to object and of the time allowed for
objection. (b) Upon the occurrence of an event terminating or partially terminating a trust,
the trustee shall proceed expeditiously to distribute the trust property to the persons entitled
to it, subject to the right of the trustee to retain a reasonable reserve for the payment
of debts, expenses, and taxes. (c) A release by a beneficiary of a trustee from liability
for breach of trust is invalid to the extent: (1) it was induced by improper conduct of the
trustee; or (2) the beneficiary, at the time of the release, did not know of...
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19-3D-19
Section 19-3D-19 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. TAX-RELATED LIMITATIONS.
(a) In this section the following terms have the following meanings: (1) GRANTOR TRUST. A
trust as to which a settlor of a first trust is considered the owner under 26 U.S.C. Sections
671 through 677, as amended, or 26 U.S.C. Section 679, as amended. (2) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
The United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. (3) NONGRANTOR TRUST. A trust
that is not a grantor trust. (4) QUALIFIED BENEFITS PROPERTY. Property subject to the minimum
distribution requirements of 26 U.S.C. Section 401(a)(9), as amended, and any applicable regulations,
or to any similar requirements that refer to 26 U.S.C. Section 401(a)(9) or the regulations.
(b) An exercise of the decanting power is subject to the following limitations: (1) If a first
trust contains property that qualified, or would have...
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35-4A-2
Section 35-4A-2 Statutory rule against perpetuities. (a) A nonvested property interest is invalid
unless: (1) when the interest is created, it is certain to vest or terminate no later than
21 years after the death of an individual then alive; or (2) the interest either vests or
terminates within 100 years after its creation. (b) A general power of appointment not presently
exercisable because of a condition precedent is invalid unless: (1) when the power is created,
the condition precedent is certain to be satisfied or becomes impossible to satisfy no later
than 21 years after the death of an individual then alive; or (2) the condition precedent
either is satisfied or becomes impossible to satisfy within 100 years after its creation.
(c) A nongeneral power of appointment or a general testamentary power of appointment is invalid
unless: (1) when the power is created, it is certain to be irrevocably exercised or otherwise
to terminate no later than 21 years after the death of an...
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43-8-75
Section 43-8-75 How elective share satisfied; what property applied first; apportionment of
others' liability for balance of elective share. (a) In the proceeding for an elective share,
values included in the estate which pass or have passed to the surviving spouse, or which
would have passed to the surviving spouse but were renounced, are applied first to satisfy
the elective share and to reduce any contributions due from other recipients of transfers
included in the estate. For purposes of this subsection, the electing spouse's beneficial
interest in any life estate or in any trust shall be computed as if worth one-half of the
total value of the property subject to the life estate, or of the trust estate, unless higher
or lower values for these interests are established by proof; provided, however, that, to
the extent that the electing spouse's beneficial interest is a life estate or is an interest
in a trust and is coupled with a general power of appointment (whether exercisable by...
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19-3D-23
Section 19-3D-23 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. TRUST FOR CARE OF ANIMAL.
(a) In this section the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ANIMAL TRUST. A trust
or an interest in a trust created to provide for the care of one or more animals. (2) PROTECTOR.
A person appointed in an animal trust to enforce the trust on behalf of the animal or, if
no such person is appointed in the trust, a person appointed by the court for that purpose.
(b) The decanting power may be exercised over an animal trust that has a protector to the
extent the trust could be decanted under this chapter if each animal that benefits from the
trust were an individual, if the protector consents in a signed record to the exercise of
the power. (c) A protector for an animal has the rights under this chapter of a qualified
beneficiary. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,...
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19-3D-27
Section 19-3D-27 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. OBLIGATIONS. A debt,
liability, or other obligation enforceable against property of a first trust is enforceable
to the same extent against the property when held by the second trust after exercise of the
decanting power. (Act 2018-519, §27.)...
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19-3D-25
Section 19-3D-25 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. SETTLOR. (a) For purposes
of laws of this state other than this chapter and subject to subsection (b), a settlor of
a first trust is deemed to be the settlor of the second trust with respect to the portion
of the principal of the first trust subject to the exercise of the decanting power. (b) In
determining settlor intent with respect to a second trust, the intent of a settlor of the
first trust, a settlor of the second trust, and the authorized fiduciary may be considered.
(Act 2018-519, §25.)...
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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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19-3B-814
Section 19-3B-814 Discretionary powers; tax savings. (a) Notwithstanding the breadth of discretion
granted to a trustee in the terms of the trust, including the use of such terms as "absolute,"
"sole," or "uncontrolled," the trustee shall exercise a discretionary
power in good faith and in accordance with the terms and purposes of the trust and the interests
of the beneficiaries. (b) Subject to subsection (d), and unless the terms of the trust expressly
indicate that a rule in this subsection does not apply: (1) a person other than a settlor
who is a beneficiary and trustee of a trust that confers on the trustee a power to make discretionary
distributions to or for the trustee's personal benefit may exercise the power only in accordance
with an ascertainable standard; and (2) a trustee may not exercise a power to make discretionary
distributions to satisfy a legal obligation of support that the trustee personally owes another
person. (c) A power whose exercise is limited or prohibited...
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19-3D-17
Section 19-3D-17 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. RELIEF FROM LIABILITY
AND INDEMNIFICATION. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a second-trust instrument
may not relieve an authorized fiduciary from liability for breach of trust to a greater extent
than the first-trust instrument. (b) A second-trust instrument may provide for indemnification
of an authorized fiduciary of the first trust or another person acting in a fiduciary capacity
under the first trust for any liability or claim that would have been payable from the first
trust if the decanting power had not been exercised. (c) A second-trust instrument may not
reduce fiduciary liability in the aggregate. (d) Subject to subsection (c), a second-trust
instrument may divide and reallocate fiduciary powers among fiduciaries, including one or
more trustees, distribution advisors, investment advisors,...
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