Va. Code § 64.2-731: Cy pres
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 64.2. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES
- Subtitle III. TRUSTS
- Chapter 7. UNIFORM TRUST CODE
- Article 4. CREATION, VALIDITY, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION OF TRUST
A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B, if a particular charitable purpose becomes unlawful, impracticable, impossible to achieve, or wasteful:1. The trust does not fail, in whole or in part;2. The trust property does not revert to the settlor or the settlor's successors in interest; and3. The court may apply cy pres to modify or terminate the trust by directing that the trust property be applied or distributed, in whole or in part, in a manner consistent with the settlor's charitable purposes.B. A provision in the terms of a charitable trust that would result in distribution of the trust property to a noncharitable beneficiary prevails over the power of the court under subsection A to apply cy pres to modify or terminate the trust only if, when the provision takes effect:1. The trust property is to revert to the settlor and the settlor is still living; or2. Fewer than 21 years have elapsed since the date of the trust's creation.2005, c. 935, § 55-544.13; 2012, c. 614.
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