New Hampshire § 564-B:4-412 Modification or Termination Because of Unanticipated Circumstances or Inability to Administer Trust Effectively

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 564-B:4-412 — Modification or Termination Because of Unanticipated Circumstances or Inability to Administer Trust Effectively

New Hampshire § 564-B:4-412

Title LVIPROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES

Ch. 564-BNEW HAMPSHIRE TRUST CODE

SubdivisionARTICLE 4CREATION, VALIDITY, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION OF TRUST

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 564-B:4-412 (2026).

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(a)Upon petition by a trustee, the director of charitable trusts (in the case of a charitable trust) or an interested person other than the settlor, the court may modify the administrative or dispositive terms of a trust or terminate the trust if, because of circumstances not anticipated by the settlor, modification or termination will further the purposes of the trust. To the extent practicable, the modification must be made in accordance with the settlor's probable intention.

(b)The court may modify the administrative terms of a trust if continuation of the trust on its existing terms would be impracticable or wasteful or impair the trust's administration.

(c)Upon termination of a trust under this section, the trustee shall distribute the trust property in a manner consistent with the

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(a) Upon petition by a trustee, the director of charitable trusts (in the case of a charitable trust) or an interested person other than the settlor, the court may modify the administrative or dispositive terms of a trust or terminate the trust if, because of circumstances not anticipated by the settlor, modification or termination will further the purposes of the trust. To the extent practicable, the modification must be made in accordance with the settlor's probable intention.
(b) The court may modify the administrative terms of a trust if continuation of the trust on its existing terms would be impracticable or wasteful or impair the trust's administration.
(c) Upon termination of a trust under this section, the trustee shall distribute the trust property in a manner consistent with the purposes of the trust.