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Mont. Code Ann. § 72-39-201

Fiduciary duty

Known as the Uniform Trust Decanting Act

The act spans §§ 72–72 (30 sections).

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(1) In exercising the decanting power, an authorized fiduciary shall act in accordance with its fiduciary duties, including the duty to act in accordance with the purposes of the first trust.

(2) This chapter does not create or imply a duty to exercise the decanting power or to inform beneficiaries about the applicability of this chapter.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in a first-trust instrument, for purposes of this chapter and 72-38-801 and 72-38-802 (1), the terms of the first trust are deemed to include the decanting power.

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.