Okla. Stat. tit. 60 § 175.706

Current through Laws 2024, c. 453.

Section 175.706 - Notice required

A. An authorized trustee may exercise a power of distribution under Section 3 or 4 of this act without the consent of the settlor or beneficiaries of the first trust and without court approval if the trustee provides to all of the current beneficiaries and presumptive remainder beneficiaries written notice of the trustee's decision to exercise the power.

B. For the purpose of determining who is a current beneficiary or presumptive remainder beneficiary entitled to the notice, a beneficiary is determined as of the date the notice is sent. A beneficiary includes a person entitled to receive property under the terms of the first trust.

C. Except as provided by paragraph 5 of subsection E of this section, in addition to the notice required under subsection A of this section, the authorized trustee shall give written notice of the trustee's decision to the attorney general if:

1. A charity is entitled to notice;

2. A charity entitled to notice is no longer in existence;

3. The trustee has the authority to distribute trust assets to one or more charities that are not named in the trust instrument; or

4. The trustee has the authority to make distributions for a charitable purpose described in the trust instrument, but no charity is named as a beneficiary for that purpose.

D. If the beneficiary has a court-appointed guardian or conservator, the notice required to be given by this section shall be given to that guardian or conservator. If the beneficiary is a minor for whom no guardian or conservator has been appointed, the notice required to be given by this section shall be given to a parent of the minor. For purposes of paragraph 3 of subsection E of this section, a beneficiary is considered to have waived the requirement that notice be given under this section if a person to whom notice is required to be given with respect to that beneficiary under this subsection waives the requirement that notice be given under this section.

E. The authorized trustee is not required to provide notice:

1. To a beneficiary who is known to the trustee and cannot be located by the trustee after reasonable diligence;

2. To a beneficiary who is not known to the trustee;

3. To a beneficiary who waives the requirement of the notice under this section;

4. To a beneficiary who is a descendant of a beneficiary to whom the trustee has given notice if the beneficiary and the beneficiary's ancestor have similar interests in the trust and no apparent conflict of interest exists between them; or

5. To the attorney general under subsection C of this section if the attorney general waives that requirement in writing.

F. The notice required under subsection A of this section shall:

1. Include a statement that:

a. the authorized trustee intends to exercise the power of distribution,

b. the beneficiary has the right to object to the exercise of the power, and

c. the beneficiary may petition a court to approve, modify or deny the exercise of the trustee's power to make a distribution under this act;

2. Describe the manner in which the trustee intends to exercise the power;

3. Specify the date the trustee proposes to distribute the first trust to the second trust;

4. Include the name and mailing address of the trustee;

5. Include copies of the agreements of the first trust and the proposed second trust;

6. Be given not later than the ninetieth day before the proposed date of distribution to the second trust; and

7. Be sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or delivered in person, unless the notice is waived in writing by the person to whom notice is required to be given.

Okla. Stat. tit. 60, § 175.706

Added by Laws 2021 , c. 268, s. 6, eff. 11/1/2021.