(a) The court may modify the administrative or dispositive terms of a trust or terminate the trust if, because of circumstances not anticipated by the grantor, modification or termination will further the purposes of the trust. To the extent practicable, the modification must be made in accordance with the grantor's probable intention.
(b) The court may modify the administrative terms of a trust if continuation of the trust on its existing terms would be impracticable or wasteful or impair the trust's administration.
(c) Upon termination of a trust under this section, the trustee shall distribute the trust property in a manner consistent with the purposes of the trust.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 44D. Uniform Trust Code
Article 4. Creation, Validity, Modification and Termination of Trust
§44D-4-401. Methods of Creating Trust
§44D-4-402. Requirement for Creation
§44D-4-403. Trusts Created in Other Jurisdictions
§44D-4-405. Charitable Purposes; Enforcement
§44D-4-406. Creation of Trust Induced by Fraud, Duress or Undue Influence
§44D-4-407. Oral Trusts Unenforceable
§44D-4-408. Trust for Care of Animal
§44D-4-409. Noncharitable Trust Without Ascertainable Beneficiary
§44D-4-410. Modification or Termination of Trust; Proceedings for Approval or Disapproval
§44D-4-411. Modification or Termination of Noncharitable Irrevocable Trust by Consent
§44D-4-414. Modification or Termination of Uneconomic Trust
§44D-4-415. Reformation to Correct Mistakes
§44D-4-416. Modification to Achieve Grantor's Tax Objectives