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District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 19-1918: Removal or replacement of authorized fiduciary.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]
  2. Chapter 19. Uniform Trust Decanting Code.

(a)

An authorized fiduciary may not exercise the decanting power to modify a provision in a first-trust instrument granting another person power to remove or replace the fiduciary unless:

(1)

The person holding the power consents to the modification in a signed record and the modification applies only to the person;

(2)

The person holding the power and the qualified beneficiaries of the second trust consent to the modification in a signed record and the modification grants a substantially similar power to another person; or

(3)

The court approves the modification and the modification grants a substantially similar power to another person.

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