Maine § 18-B §108 Principal place of administration

Maine Statutes

§ 18-B §108 — Principal place of administration

Maine § 18-B §108

Title 18-BTRUSTS

Part 1MAINE UNIFORM TRUST CODE

Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-B, § 18-B §108 (2026).

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1.Terms of trust controlling. Without precluding other means for establishing a sufficient connection with the designated jurisdiction, terms of a trust designating the principal place of administration are valid and controlling if:

2.Duty of trustee. A trustee is under a continuing duty to administer the trust at a place appropriate to its purposes, its administration and the interests of the beneficiaries.

3.Transfer of place of administration. Without precluding the right of the court to order, approve or disapprove a transfer, the trustee, in furtherance of the duty prescribed by subsection 2, may transfer the trust's principal place of administration to another state or to a jurisdiction outside of the United States.

4.Notice of transfer of place of administration. The trustee sha

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1.
Terms of trust controlling.
Without precluding other means for establishing a sufficient connection with the designated jurisdiction, terms of a trust designating the principal place of administration are valid and controlling if:
2.
Duty of trustee.
A trustee is under a continuing duty to administer the trust at a place appropriate to its purposes, its administration and the interests of the beneficiaries.
3.
Transfer of place of administration.
Without precluding the right of the court to order, approve or disapprove a transfer, the trustee, in furtherance of the duty prescribed by subsection 2, may transfer the trust's principal place of administration to another state or to a jurisdiction outside of the United States.
4.
Notice of transfer of place of administration.
The trustee shall notify the qualified beneficiaries of a proposed transfer of a trust's principal place of administration not less than 60 days before initiating the transfer. The notice of proposed transfer must include:
5.
Objection to transfer.
The authority of a trustee under this section to transfer a trust's principal place of administration terminates if a qualified beneficiary notifies the trustee of an objection to the proposed transfer on or before the date specified in the notice.
6.
Transfer property to successor trustee.
In connection with a transfer of the trust's principal place of administration, the trustee may transfer some or all of the trust property to a successor trustee designated in the terms of the trust or appointed pursuant to section 704.