The court may reform the terms of a trust, even if unambiguous, to conform the terms to the settlor’s intention if it is proved by clear and convincing evidence what the settlor’s intention was and that the terms of the trust were affected by a mistake of fact or law, whether in expression or inducement.
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-8-415
Reformation to correct mistakes
Known as the Mississippi Uniform Trust Code
The act spans §§ 91–91 (104 sections).
Laws, 2014, ch. 421, § 37, eff from and after July 1, 2014.
Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.