New Hampshire Statutes
§ 564-B:4-404 — Trust Purposes
New Hampshire § 564-B:4-404
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title LVIPROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES
Ch. 564-BNEW HAMPSHIRE TRUST CODE
SubdivisionARTICLE 4CREATION, VALIDITY, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION OF TRUST
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 564-B:4-404 (2026).
Text
A trust may be created only to the extent its purposes are lawful, not contrary to public policy, and possible to achieve. A trust and its terms must be for the benefit of its beneficiaries, as their interests are defined under the terms of the trust.
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Legislative History
2004, 130:1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004. 2011, 243:10, eff. Sept. 11, 2011.
Nearby Sections
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§ 564-B:1-101
Short Title§ 564-B:1-102
Scope§ 564-B:1-103
Definitions§ 564-B:1-104
Knowledge§ 564-B:1-105
Default and Mandatory Rules§ 564-B:1-106
Common Law of Trusts; Principles of Equity§ 564-B:1-107
Governing Law§ 564-B:1-108
Principal Place of Administration§ 564-B:1-109
Methods and Waiver of Notice§ 564-B:1-110
Others Treated as Qualified Beneficiaries§ 564-B:1-111
Nonjudicial Settlement Agreements§ 564-B:1-111A
Nonjudicial Dispute Resolution§ 564-B:1-112
Rules of Construction§ 564-B:1-113
Precatory Language§ 564-B:10-1001
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 564-B:4-404, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/564-B/564-B%3A4-404.