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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:31-34

Combination and division of trusts

Known as the Uniform Trust Code

The act spans §§ 3B:31-1 to 3B:31-9 (84 sections).

L.2015, c.276, s.1.

Combination and Division of Trusts.

a. Subject to subsection b. of this section,

(1) the trustees of two or more trusts or parts of trusts may combine the trusts or parts thereof into a single trust, even if such trusts or parts thereof are created by different settlors or under different instruments, and even if the trusts have different trustees; and

(2) the trustees of a single trust may divide the trust into two or more separate trusts, in which case distributions provided by the governing instrument may be made from one or more of the separate trusts.

b. A combination or division under this section may be effected only if the result does not impair rights of any beneficiary or adversely affect the achievement of the purposes of the trust.

Current official text: New Jersey Legislature. Digitized from the New Jersey Legislature bulk statutes download. Reproduced from public-domain New Jersey statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.