Delaware § 61-402 Distribution from trust or estate

Delaware Statutes

§ 61-402 — Distribution from trust or estate

Delaware § 61-402

JurisdictionDelaware

Title12

PartAllocation of Principal and Income

Ch. 61DELAWARE UNIFORM PRINCIPAL AND INCOME ACT

Subch.Allocation of Receipts During Administration of Trust

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 12, § 61-402 (2026).

Text

A trustee shall allocate to income an amount received as a distribution of income from a trust or an estate in which the trust has an interest other than a purchased interest, and shall allocate to principal an amount received as a distribution of principal from such a trust or estate. If a trustee purchases an interest in a trust that is an investment entity, or a decedent or donor transfers an interest in such a trust to a trustee, § 61-401 or § 61-415 of this title applies to a receipt from the trust.

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A trustee shall allocate to income an amount received as a distribution of income from a trust or an estate in which the trust has an interest other than a purchased interest, and shall allocate to principal an amount received as a distribution of principal from such a trust or estate. If a trustee purchases an interest in a trust that is an investment entity, or a decedent or donor transfers an interest in such a trust to a trustee, § 61-401 or § 61-415 of this title applies to a receipt from the trust.