72-38-405. Charitable purposes -- enforcement. (1) A charitable trust may be created for the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion, the promotion of health, governmental or municipal purposes, or other purposes the achievement of which is beneficial to the community.
(2) If the terms of a charitable trust do not indicate a particular charitable purpose or beneficiary, the court may select one or more charitable purposes or beneficiaries. The selection must be consistent with the settlor's intention to the extent it can be ascertained.
(3) A proceeding to enforce a charitable trust may be brought by the settlor, the attorney general, a charitable organization expressly named in the trust to receive distributions, or any other person with standing.
History: En. Sec. 54, Ch. 264, L. 2013.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 72. Estates, Trusts, and Fiduciary Relationships
Chapter 38. Montana Uniform Trust Code
Part 4. Creation, Validity, Modification, and Termination of Trust
72-38-401. Methods of creating trust
72-38-402. Requirements for creation
72-38-403. Trusts created in other jurisdictions
72-38-405. Charitable purposes -- enforcement
72-38-406. Creation of trust induced by fraud, duress, or undue influence
72-38-408. Trust for care of animal
72-38-409. Noncharitable trust without ascertainable beneficiary
72-38-410. Modification or termination of trust -- proceedings for approval or disapproval
72-38-411. Modification or termination of irrevocable trust by consent
72-38-414. Modification or termination of uneconomic trust
72-38-415. Reformation to correct mistakes