§ 9:2334 — Judgment

The said district court shall thereupon enter a judgment in the premises and may direct that such trusts or devises or conditional bequests or donations shall be administered or expended in such a manner or manners as will most effectively accomplish, as nearly as practicable under existing conditions, the general purpose of such trust, devise, conditional bequest or donation, without regard to and free from any specific restriction, limitation or direction contained therein; provided, however, that in the absence of a clearly expressed intention to the contrary no such trust, devise, conditional bequest or donation inter vivos for charitable, educational or eleemosynary purposes shall be invalid because the specific method provided by the testator or donor for the accomplishment of the general purpose indicated by him is or becomes, for any reason, impractical, impossible or unlawful; provided, further, that in the event that the heirs, legatees or donees who in the absence or invalidity of said trust, devise, conditional bequest or donation would be entitled to the property contained therein shall have made recommendations as to the use or expenditure of the property subject to such trust, devise, conditional bequest or donation inter vivos, then and in such event the court, in determining the manner or manners which will most effectively accomplish the general purpose of such trust, devise, conditional bequest or donation inter vivos, shall give preference to the recommendations of such heirs, legatees or donees.

Legislative History

Acts 1954, No. 592, §4. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 43, §1.