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Mont. Code Ann. § 72-38-105

Default and mandatory rules

Known as the Montana Uniform Trust Code

The act spans §§ 72-38-1001 to 72-38-906 (139 sections).

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(1) Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the trust, this chapter governs the duties and powers of a trustee, relations among trustees, and the rights and interests of a beneficiary.

(2) The terms of a trust prevail over any provision of this chapter except:

(a) the requirements for creating a trust;

(b) subject to 72-40-113, 72-40-115, and 72-40-116, the duty of a trustee to act in good faith and in accordance with the terms and purposes of the trust and the interests of the beneficiaries;

(c) the requirement that a trust and its terms be for the benefit of its beneficiaries and that the trust have a purpose that is lawful, not contrary to public policy, and possible to achieve;

(d) the power of the court to modify or terminate a trust under 72-38-410 through 72-38-416;

(e) the effect of a spendthrift provision;

(f) the power of the court under 72-38-702 to require, dispense with, or modify or terminate a bond;

(g) the power of the court under 72-38-708 (2) to adjust a trustee's compensation specified in the terms of the trust that is unreasonably low or high;

(h) the effect of an exculpatory term under 72-38-1008;

(i) the rights under 72-38-1010 through 72-38-1013 of a person other than a trustee or beneficiary;

(j) the periods of limitation for commencing a judicial proceeding;

(k) the power of the court to take the action and exercise the jurisdiction that may be necessary in the interests of justice; and

(l) the subject-matter jurisdiction of the court and venue for commencing a proceeding as provided in 72-38-201 and 72-38-205.

Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.