Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 12: MAINE UNIFORM TRUST DECANTING ACT
18-B §1207. Notice; exercise of decanting power

§1207. Notice; exercise of decanting power
1. 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.
[PL 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.
[PL 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; [PL 2021, c. 235, §1 (NEW).]
B. Each qualified beneficiary of the first trust; [PL 2021, c. 235, §1 (NEW).]
C. Each holder of a presently exercisable power of appointment over any part or all of the first trust; [PL 2021, c. 235, §1 (NEW).]
D. Each person that currently has the right to remove or replace the authorized fiduciary; [PL 2021, c. 235, §1 (NEW).]
E. Each other fiduciary of the first trust; [PL 2021, c. 235, §1 (NEW).]
F. Each fiduciary of the 2nd trust; and [PL 2021, c. 235, §1 (NEW).]
G. The Attorney General, if section 1213, subsection 2 applies. [PL 2021, c. 235, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 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.
[PL 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; [PL 2021, c. 235, §1 (NEW).]
B. Specify the proposed effective date for exercise of the decanting power; [PL 2021, c. 235, §1 (NEW).]
C. Include a copy of the first-trust instrument; and [PL 2021, c. 235, §1 (NEW).]
D. Include a copy of all 2nd-trust instruments. [PL 2021, c. 235, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 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.
[PL 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 [PL 2021, c. 235, §1 (NEW).]
B. Section 1221 applies to the exercise of the decanting power. [PL 2021, c. 235, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 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.
[PL 2021, c. 235, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 235, §1 (NEW).