The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 14A V.S.A. § 1403)
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§ 1403. Scope
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, this chapter
applies to an express trust that is irrevocable or revocable by the settlor only with
the consent of the trustee or a person holding an adverse interest.
(b) This chapter does not apply to a trust held solely for charitable purposes.
(c) Subject to section 1415 of this title, a trust instrument may restrict or prohibit exercise of the decanting power.
(d) This chapter does not limit the power of a trustee, powerholder, or other person to
distribute or appoint property in further trust or to modify a trust under the trust
instrument, law of this State other than this chapter, common law, a court order,
or a nonjudicial settlement agreement.
(e) This chapter does not affect the ability of a settlor to provide in a trust instrument
for the distribution of the trust property or appointment in further trust of the
trust property or for modification of the trust instrument. (Added 2023, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2024.)