Wisconsin § 701.1315 Trust limitation on decanting.

Wisconsin Statutes

§ 701.1315 — Trust limitation on decanting.

Wisconsin § 701.1315

Ch. 701Trusts

Subch.subch. XIII of ch. 701 SUBCHAPTER XIII

UNIFORM TRUST DECANTING ACT

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Wis. Stat. § 701.1315 (2026).

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1315(1) (1) An authorized fiduciary may not exercise the decanting power to the extent the first-trust instrument expressly prohibits exercise of any of the following:
1315(1)(a) (a) The decanting power.
1315(1)(b) (b) A power granted by state law to the fiduciary to distribute part or all of the principal of the trust to another trust or to modify the trust.
1315(2) (2) Exercise of the decanting power is subject to any restriction in the first-trust instrument that expressly applies to exercise of any of the following:
1315(2)(a) (a) The decanting power.
1315(2)(b) (b) A power granted by state law to a fiduciary to distribute part or all of the principal of the trust to another trust or to modify the trust.
1315(3) (3) A general prohibition of the amen

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701.1315
701.1315(1) (1) An authorized fiduciary may not exercise the decanting power to the extent the first-trust instrument expressly prohibits exercise of any of the following:
701.1315(1)(a) (a) The decanting power.
701.1315(1)(b) (b) A power granted by state law to the fiduciary to distribute part or all of the principal of the trust to another trust or to modify the trust.
701.1315(2) (2) Exercise of the decanting power is subject to any restriction in the first-trust instrument that expressly applies to exercise of any of the following:
701.1315(2)(a) (a) The decanting power.
701.1315(2)(b) (b) A power granted by state law to a fiduciary to distribute part or all of the principal of the trust to another trust or to modify the trust.
701.1315(3) (3) A general prohibition of the amendment or revocation of a first trust, a spendthrift clause, or a clause restraining the voluntary or involuntary transfer of a beneficiary’s interest does not preclude exercise of the decanting power.
701.1315(4) (4) Subject to subs. (1) and (2) , an authorized fiduciary may exercise the decanting power under this subchapter even if the first-trust instrument permits the authorized fiduciary or another person to modify the first-trust instrument or to distribute part or all of the principal of the first trust to another trust.
701.1315(5) (5) If a first-trust instrument contains an express restriction described in sub. (2) , the provision must be included in the 2nd-trust instrument.