{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1304.11","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-1304.11","heading":"Modification or termination of noncharitable irrevocable trust by consent.","body":"(a)\nA noncharitable irrevocable trust may be modified or terminated upon consent of the settlor and all beneficiaries, even if the modification or termination is inconsistent with a material purpose of the trust. A settlor’s power to consent to a trust’s modification or termination may be exercised by:\n(1)\nAn agent under a power of attorney only to the extent expressly authorized by the power of attorney or the terms of the trust;\n(2)\nThe settlor’s conservator with the approval of the court supervising the conservatorship if an agent is not so authorized; or\n(3)\nThe settlor’s guardian with the approval of the court supervising the guardianship if an agent is not so authorized and a conservator has not been appointed.\n\n(b)\nA noncharitable irrevocable trust may be terminated upon consent of all of the beneficiaries if the court concludes that continuance of the trust is not necessary to achieve any material purpose of the trust. A noncharitable irrevocable trust may be modified upon consent of all of the beneficiaries if the court concludes that modification is not inconsistent with a material purpose of the trust.\n\n(c)\nA spendthrift provision in the terms of the trust is not presumed to constitute a material purpose of the trust.\n\n(d)\nUpon termination of a trust under subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the trustee shall distribute the trust property as agreed by the beneficiaries:\n\n(e)\nIf not all of the beneficiaries consent to a proposed modification or termination of the trust under subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the modification or termination may be approved by the court if the court is satisfied that:\n(1)\nIf all of the beneficiaries had consented, the trust could have been modified or terminated under this section; and\n(2)\nThe interests of a beneficiary who does not consent will be adequately protected.","path":["Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]","Chapter 13. Uniform Trust Code.","Subchapter IV. Creation, Validity, Modification, and Termination of Trust."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/19-1304.11","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"574f8bede2a91bd32c47ec747775b127d7c3842b9bed03cac7cc96a779420da0","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1304.10","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1304.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}