(a) If a marital deduction is allowed for all or part of a trust whose assets consist substantially of property that does not provide the surviving spouse with sufficient income from or use of the trust assets, and if the amounts that the trustee transfers from principal to income under section one hundred four of this article and distributes to the spouse from principal pursuant to the terms of the trust are insufficient to provide the spouse with the beneficial enjoyment required to obtain the marital deduction, the spouse may require the trustee to make property productive of income, convert property within a reasonable time, or exercise the power conferred by subsection (a) of said section. The trustee may decide which action or combination of actions to take.
(b) In cases not governed by subsection (a) of this section, proceeds from the sale or other disposition of an asset are principal without regard to the amount of income the asset produces during any accounting period.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 44B. Uniform Principal and Income Act
Article 4. Allocation of Receipts During Administration of Trust
§44B-4-401. Character or Receipts
§44B-4-402. Distribution From Trust or Estate
§44B-4-403. Business and Other Activities Conducted by Trustee
§44B-4-404. Principal Receipts
§44B-4-406. Obligation to Pay Money
§44B-4-407. Insurance Policies and Similar Contracts
§44B-4-408. Insubstantial Allocations Not Required
§44B-4-409. Deferred Compensation, Annuities and Similar Payments
§44B-4-411. Minerals, Water and Other Natural Resources
§44B-4-413. Property Not Productive of Income