KRS 386B.1-060: Principal place of administration.

(1) Without precluding other means for establishing a connection with the designated

jurisdiction, terms of a trust designating the principal place of administration are

valid and controlling if:

(a) A trustee's principal place of business is located in or a t rustee is a resident of

the designated jurisdiction;

(b) A trust director's principal place of business is located in or a trust director is a

resident of the designated jurisdiction; or

(c) All or part of the administration occurs in the designated jurisdiction.

(2) A trustee is under a continuing duty to administer the trust at a place appropriate to

its purposes, its administration, and the interests of the beneficiaries.

(3) Without precluding the right of the court to order, approve, or disapprove a transfer,

the trustee, in furtherance of the duty prescribed by subsection (2) of this section,

may transfer the trust's principal place of administration to another state or to a

jurisdiction outside of the United States.

(4) The trustee shall notify the qu alified beneficiaries of a proposed transfer of a trust's

principal place of administration not less than sixty (60) days before initiating the

transfer. The notice of proposed transfer shall include:

(a) The name of the jurisdiction to which the principal place of administration is

to be transferred;

(b) The address and telephone number at the new location at which the trustee

can be contacted;

(c) An explanation of the reasons for the proposed transfer;

(d) The date on which the proposed transfer is anticipated to occur; and

(e) The date, not less than sixty (60) days after the giving of the notice, by which

the qualified beneficiary shall notify the trustee of an objection to the

proposed transfer.

(5) The authority of a trustee under this section to transfer a trust's principal place of

administration ends if a qualified beneficiary notifies the trustee of an objection to

the proposed transfer on or before the date specified in the notice.

(6) In connection with a transfer of the trust's principal place of administration, the

trustee may transfer some or all of the trust property to a successor trustee

designated in the terms of the trust or appointed under KRS 386B.7-040.

(7) The District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over matters under this section.