§ 75B-2-1103 — Application to existing relationships.

(1) Except as otherwise provided, this chapter applies to:
(1)(a) all trusts created before, on, or after July 1, 2004;
(1)(b) all judicial proceedings concerning trusts commenced on or after July 1, 2004; and
(1)(c) judicial proceedings concerning trusts commenced before July 1, 2004, unless the court finds that application of a particular provision of this chapter would substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the judicial proceedings or prejudice the rights of the parties, in which case the particular provision of this chapter does not apply and the superseded section will apply.
(2) Any rule of construction or presumption provided in this chapter applies to trust instruments executed before July 1, 2004, unless there is a clear indication of a contrary intent in the terms of the trust.
(3) An act done before July 1, 2004, is not affected by this chapter.
(4) If a right is acquired, extinguished, or barred upon the expiration of a prescribed period that has commenced to run under any other statute before July 1, 2004, that statute continues to apply to the right even if the right has been repealed or superseded.

Legislative History

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 310, 2025 General Session