Section 5.11 Court Modification or Termination Based on Unanticipated Circumstances

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2. (§5.11) Court Modification or Termination Based on Unanticipated Circumstances

Upon circumstances not anticipated by the settlor, the court may modify a trust’s dispositive terms or terminate the trust if that action will further the trust’s purposes. If practicable, this court modification must follow the “settlor’s probable intention.” Section 456.4-412.1, RSMo Supp. 2005. The trust’s terms will not

prevail over the court’s power to modify or terminate under § 456.4-412. Section 456.1-105.2(4), RSMo...