Wisconsin § 701.0409 Noncharitable trust without ascertainable beneficiary.

Wisconsin Statutes

§ 701.0409 — Noncharitable trust without ascertainable beneficiary.

Wisconsin § 701.0409

Ch. 701Trusts

Subch.subch. IV of ch. 701 SUBCHAPTER IV

CREATION, VALIDITY, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION OF TRUST

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Wis. Stat. § 701.0409 (2026).

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0409  Except as otherwise provided in s. 701.0408 or by another statute, the following rules apply:
0409(1) (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.
0409(2) (2) A trust may be created for maintaining, keeping in repair, and preserving any grave, tomb, monument, gravestone, or any cemetery. Any cemetery authority under s. 157.061 (2) may receive property in trust for any of the purposes specified in this subsection and apply the income from the trust to the purpose stated in the trust instrument.
0409(3) (3) A trust authorized by this section may be enforced by a trust protector with the power to enforce the trust. If ther

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701.0409 Except as otherwise provided in s. 701.0408 or by another statute, the following rules apply:
701.0409(1) (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.
701.0409(2) (2) A trust may be created for maintaining, keeping in repair, and preserving any grave, tomb, monument, gravestone, or any cemetery. Any cemetery authority under s. 157.061 (2) may receive property in trust for any of the purposes specified in this subsection and apply the income from the trust to the purpose stated in the trust instrument.
701.0409(3) (3) A trust authorized by this section may be enforced by a trust protector with the power to enforce the trust. If there is not a trust protector with the power to enforce the trust, a court may appoint a trust protector with the power to enforce the trust under s. 701.0818 .
701.0409(4) (4) 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. Property not required for the intended use must be distributed to the settlor, if then living, otherwise to the settlor’s successors in interest.