South Carolina § 62-7-409 Noncharitable trust without ascertainable beneficiary.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 62-7-409 — Noncharitable trust without ascertainable beneficiary.

South Carolina § 62-7-409

Title 62SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATE CODE

Ch.ARTICLE 7 - SOUTH CAROLINA TRUST CODE

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 62-7-409 (2026).

Text

Except as otherwise provided in this section or by another statute, the following rules apply:

(1)A trust may be created for a noncharitable purpose without a definite or definitely ascertainable beneficiary or for a noncharitable but otherwise valid purpose to be selected by the trustee. The trust may not be enforced for more than the period allowed under any rule against perpetuities applicable under South Carolina law, except for the care and maintenance of a cemetery or cemetery plots, graves, mausoleums, columbaria, grave markers, or monuments.

(2)A trust authorized by this section may be enforced by a person appointed in the terms of the trust or, if no person is so appointed, by a person appointed by the court.

(3)Property of a trust authorized by this section may be applied only

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Except as otherwise provided in this section or by another statute, the following rules apply: (1) A trust may be created for a noncharitable purpose without a definite or definitely ascertainable beneficiary or for a noncharitable but otherwise valid purpose to be selected by the trustee. The trust may not be enforced for more than the period allowed under any rule against perpetuities applicable under South Carolina law, except for the care and maintenance of a cemetery or cemetery plots, graves, mausoleums, columbaria, grave markers, or monuments. (2) A trust authorized by this section may be enforced by a person appointed in the terms of the trust or, if no person is so appointed, by a person appointed by the court. (3) Property of a trust authorized by this section may be applied only to its intended use, except to the extent the court determines that the value of the trust property exceeds the amount required for the intended use. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the trust, property not required for the intended use must be distributed to the settlor, if then living, otherwise to the settlor's successors in interest.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 66, SECTION 1; 2013 Act No. 100, SECTION 2, eff January 1, 2014. Effect of Amendment The 2013 amendment in subsection (1) substituted "any rule against perpetuities applicable under South Carolina law" for "the South Carolina Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities (S.C. Code Section 27-6-10 et. seq.)".