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3.__Intended use of property.__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.

 
§409. Noncharitable trust without ascertainable beneficiary

 
Except as otherwise provided in section 408 or by another
statute, the following rules apply.

 
1.__Noncharitable purpose.__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.

 
2.__Enforcement.__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.__Intended use of property.__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.

 
§410. Modification or termination of trust; proceedings for

 
approval or disapproval

 
1.__Termination.__In addition to the methods of termination
prescribed by sections 411 through 414, a trust terminates to the
extent the trust is revoked or expires pursuant to its terms, no
purpose of the trust remains to be achieved or the purposes of
the trust have become unlawful, contrary to public policy or
impossible to achieve.

 
2.__Modification or termination proceeding.__A proceeding to
approve or disapprove a proposed modification or termination
under sections 411 to 416, or trust combination or division under
section 417, may be commenced by a trustee or beneficiary, and a
proceeding to approve or disapprove a proposed modification or
termination under section 411 may be commenced by the settlor.__
The settlor of a charitable trust may maintain a proceeding to
modify the trust under section 413.


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