(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, this article applies to an express trust that is irrevocable or revocable by the grantor only with the consent of the trustee or a person holding an adverse interest.
(b) This article does not apply to a trust held solely for charitable purposes.
(c) Subject to 44D-8B-15 of this code, a trust instrument may restrict or prohibit exercise of the decanting power.
(d) This article does not limit the power of a trustee, powerholder, or other person to distribute or appoint property in further trust or to modify a trust under the trust instrument, law of this state other than this article, common law, a court order, or a nonjudicial settlement agreement.
(e) This article does not affect the ability of a grantor to provide in a trust instrument for the distribution of the trust property or appointment in further trust of the trust property or for modification of the trust instrument.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 44D. Uniform Trust Code
Article 8B. West Virginia Uniform Trust Decanting Act
§44D-8B-5. Application; Governing Law
§44D-8B-6. Reasonable Reliance
§44D-8B-7. Notice; Exercise of Decanting Power
§44D-8B-11. Decanting Power Under Expanded Distributive Discretion
§44D-8B-12. Decanting Power Under Limited Distributive Discretion
§44D-8B-13. Trust for Beneficiary With Disability
§44D-8B-14. Protection of Charitable Interest
§44D-8B-15. Trust Limitation on Decanting
§44D-8B-16. Change in Compensation
§44D-8B-17. Relief From Liability and Indemnification
§44D-8B-18. Removal or Replacement of Authorized Fiduciary
§44D-8B-19. Tax-Related Limitations
§44D-8B-20. Duration of Second Trust
§44D-8B-21. Need to Distribute Not Required
§44D-8B-23. Trust for Care of Animal
§44D-8B-24. Terms of Second Trust
§44D-8B-26. Later-Discovered Property
§44D-8B-28. Uniformity of Application and Construction
§44D-8B-29. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act