South Carolina § 62-7-413 Equitable deviation.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 62-7-413 — Equitable deviation.

South Carolina § 62-7-413

Title 62SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATE CODE

Ch.ARTICLE 7 - SOUTH CAROLINA TRUST CODE

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 62-7-413 (2026).

Text

(a)Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), if a particular charitable purpose becomes unlawful, impracticable, impossible to achieve, or wasteful:

(1)the trust does not fail, in whole or in part;

(2)the trust property does not revert to the settlor or the settlor's successors in interest; and (3) the court may deviate from the terms of the trust to modify or terminate the trust by directing that the trust property be applied or distributed, in whole or in part, in a manner consistent with the settlor's charitable intent.

(b)A provision in the terms of a charitable trust that would result in distribution of the trust property to a noncharitable beneficiary prevails over the power of the court under subsection (a) to modify or terminate the trust only if, when the provision takes

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), if a particular charitable purpose becomes unlawful, impracticable, impossible to achieve, or wasteful: (1) the trust does not fail, in whole or in part; (2) the trust property does not revert to the settlor or the settlor's successors in interest; and (3) the court may deviate from the terms of the trust to modify or terminate the trust by directing that the trust property be applied or distributed, in whole or in part, in a manner consistent with the settlor's charitable intent. (b) A provision in the terms of a charitable trust that would result in distribution of the trust property to a noncharitable beneficiary prevails over the power of the court under subsection (a) to modify or terminate the trust only if, when the provision takes effect: (1) the trust property is to revert to the settlor and the settlor is still living; or (2) fewer than the number of years allowed under any rule against perpetuities applicable under South Carolina law, have elapsed since the date of the trust's creation.

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 (b)(2) 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.)".