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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 17-30-1002

Power of court to give directions

Known as the Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act

The act spans §§ 17-30-1001 to 17-30-906 (46 sections).

(a) Upon application to the court by a founder, protector or statutory foundation, the court may issue a declaratory judgment regarding the following:

(i) The meaning and effect of a provision in the articles of formation or operating agreement of the foundation;

(ii) The administration of the property or purpose of the foundation;

(iii) The function of the board of directors of the foundation;

(iv) Such other matters as determined by the court to be relevant to the statutory foundation and its purpose.

(b) If there is no express power to amend the purpose of a statutory foundation in the articles of formation, then a founder or the protector may apply to a court for an order to amend the purpose stated in the articles of formation in accordance with the probable intent of the founder and subject to the following:

(i) The purpose stated in the articles of formation has been fulfilled;

(ii) The purpose stated in the articles of formation cannot be carried out in accordance with the intent of the founder;

(iii) The purpose stated in the articles of formation provides a use for only part of the property of the foundation;

(iv) The purpose stated in the articles of formation cannot be completed or no longer exists.

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