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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-B, § 502

Spendthrift provision

PL 2003, c. 618, §A1 (NEW)

1. Restrains voluntary and involuntary transfers. A spendthrift provision is valid only if it restrains both voluntary and involuntary transfer of a beneficiary's interest.

2. Terminology. A term of a trust providing that the interest of a beneficiary is held subject to a "spendthrift trust," or words of similar import, is sufficient to restrain both voluntary and involuntary transfer of the beneficiary's interest.

3. No transfer by beneficiary; creditors and assignees. A beneficiary may not transfer an interest in a trust in violation of a valid spendthrift provision and, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a creditor or assignee of the beneficiary may not reach the interest or a distribution by the trustee before its receipt by the beneficiary.

Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.