Section 1207 - Notice; exercise of decanting power1.Notice period. For purposes of this section, a notice period begins on the day notice is given under subsection 3 and ends 59 days after the day notice is given.[2021, c. 235, §1(NEW).]
2.Exercise without consent or approval. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, an authorized fiduciary may exercise the decanting power without the consent of any person and without court approval.[2021, c. 235, §1(NEW).]
3.Notice. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 or 6, an authorized fiduciary shall give notice in a record of the intended exercise of the decanting power not later than 60 days before the exercise to:A. Each settlor of the first trust, if living or then in existence; [2021, c. 235, §1(NEW).]B. Each qualified beneficiary of the first trust; [2021, c. 235, §1(NEW).]C. Each holder of a presently exercisable power of appointment over any part or all of the first trust; [2021, c. 235, §1(NEW).]D. Each person that currently has the right to remove or replace the authorized fiduciary; [2021, c. 235, §1(NEW).]E. Each other fiduciary of the first trust; [2021, c. 235, §1(NEW).]F. Each fiduciary of the 2nd trust; and [2021, c. 235, §1(NEW).]G. The Attorney General, if section 1213, subsection 2 applies. [2021, c. 235, §1(NEW).][2021, c. 235, §1(NEW).]
4.Notice not required. An authorized fiduciary is not required to give notice under subsection 3 to a person that is not known to the fiduciary or is known to the fiduciary but cannot be located by the fiduciary after reasonable diligence.[2021, c. 235, §1(NEW).]
5.Requirements of notice. A notice under subsection 3 must:A. Specify the manner in which the authorized fiduciary intends to exercise the decanting power; [2021, c. 235, §1(NEW).]B. Specify the proposed effective date for exercise of the decanting power; [2021, c. 235, §1(NEW).]C. Include a copy of the first-trust instrument; and [2021, c. 235, §1(NEW).]D. Include a copy of all 2nd-trust instruments. [2021, c. 235, §1(NEW).][2021, c. 235, §1(NEW).]
6.Waiver of notice period. The decanting power may be exercised before expiration of the notice period under subsection 1 if all persons entitled to receive notice waive the notice period in a signed record.[2021, c. 235, §1(NEW).]
7.Right to file application. The receipt of notice, waiver of the notice period or expiration of the notice period does not affect the right of a person to file an application under section 1208 asserting that:A. An attempted exercise of the decanting power is ineffective because the exercise did not comply with this Act or was an abuse of discretion or breach of fiduciary duty; or [2021, c. 235, §1(NEW).]B. Section 1221 applies to the exercise of the decanting power. [2021, c. 235, §1(NEW).][2021, c. 235, §1(NEW).]
8.Failure to give notice; reasonable care. An exercise of the decanting power is not ineffective because of the failure to give notice to one or more persons under subsection 3 if the authorized fiduciary acted with reasonable care to comply with subsection 3.[2021, c. 235, §1(NEW).]
Added by 2021SP1, c. 235,§ 1, eff. 10/18/2021.