72-38-108. Principal place of administration. (1) Without precluding other means for establishing a sufficient connection with the designated jurisdiction, terms of a trust designating the principal place of administration are valid and controlling if:
(a) a trustee's principal place of business is located in or a trustee is a resident of the designated jurisdiction; or
(b) all or part of the administration occurs in the designated jurisdiction.
(2) A trustee is under a continuing duty to administer the trust at a place appropriate to its purposes, its administration, and the interests of the beneficiaries.
(3) Without precluding the right of the court to order, approve, or disapprove a transfer, the trustee, in furtherance of the duty prescribed by subsection (2), may transfer the trust's principal place of administration to another state or to a jurisdiction outside of the United States.
(4) The trustee shall notify the qualified beneficiaries of a proposed transfer of a trust's principal place of administration not less than 60 days before initiating the transfer. The notice of proposed transfer must include:
(a) the name of the jurisdiction to which the principal place of administration is to be transferred;
(b) the address and telephone number at the new location at which the trustee can be contacted;
(c) an explanation of the reasons for the proposed transfer;
(d) the date on which the proposed transfer is anticipated to occur; and
(e) the date, not less than 60 days after the giving of the notice, by which the qualified beneficiary shall notify the trustee of an objection to the proposed transfer.
(5) The authority of a trustee under this section to transfer a trust's principal place of administration terminates if a qualified beneficiary notifies the trustee of an objection to the proposed transfer on or before the date specified in the notice.
(6) In connection with a transfer of the trust's principal place of administration, the trustee may transfer some or all of the trust property to a successor trustee designated in the terms of the trust or appointed pursuant to 72-38-704.
History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 264, L. 2013.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 72. Estates, Trusts, and Fiduciary Relationships
Chapter 38. Montana Uniform Trust Code
72-38-105. Default and mandatory rules
72-38-106. Common law of trusts -- principles of equity
72-38-108. Principal place of administration
72-38-109. Methods and waiver of notice
72-38-110. Others treated as qualified beneficiaries
72-38-111. Nonjudicial settlement agreements
72-38-112. Rules of construction
72-38-113. Insurable interest of trustee
72-38-114. through 72-38-119 reserved
72-38-120. Resulting trust upon failure of trust
72-38-121. Resulting trust upon full performance of trust
72-38-122. Purchase money resulting trust
72-38-124. Resulting trusts -- constructive trusts -- statute of frauds
72-38-125. through 72-38-129 reserved
72-38-130. Scope and effect of part -- proposed action or inaction described
72-38-131. When use of notice authorized
72-38-133. Objection to proposed action or inaction -- petition -- liability of trustee