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W. Va. Code § 44D-8B-25

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Known as the West Virginia Uniform Trust Decanting Act

The act spans §§ 44D-8B-1 to 44D-8B-9 (31 sections).

(a) For purposes of law of this state other than this article and subject to subsection (b) of this section, a grantor of a first trust is considered to be the grantor of the second trust with respect to the portion of the principal of the first trust subject to the exercise of the decanting power.

(b) In determining grantor intent with respect to a second trust, the intent of a grantor of the first trust, a grantor of the second trust, and the authorized fiduciary may be considered.

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