New Mexico Statutes
Article 12 - Uniform Trust Decanting
Section 46-12-104 - Fiduciary duty.

A. In exercising the decanting power, an authorized fiduciary shall act in accordance with its fiduciary duties, including the duty to act in accordance with the purposes of the first trust.
B. The Uniform Trust Decanting Act does not create or imply a duty to exercise the decanting power or to inform beneficiaries about the applicability of the Uniform Trust Decanting Act.
C. Except as otherwise provided in a first-trust instrument, the terms of the first trust are, for purposes of the Uniform Trust Decanting Act, Section 46A-8-801 NMSA 1978 and Subsection A of Section 46A-8-802 NMSA 1978, deemed to include the decanting power.
History: Laws 2016, ch. 72, § 1-104.
Effective dates. — Laws 2016, ch. 72, § 3-101 made the Uniform Trust Decanting Act, §§ 46-12-101 through 46-12-129 NMSA 1978, effective January 1, 2017.

Structure New Mexico Statutes