{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1304.12","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-1304.12","heading":"Modification or termination because of unanticipated circumstances or inability to administer trust effectively.","body":"(a)\nThe court may modify the administrative or dispositive terms of a trust or terminate the trust if, because of circumstances not anticipated by the settlor, modification or termination will further the purposes of the trust. To the extent practicable, the modification must be made in accordance with the settlor’s probable intention.\n\n(b)\nThe court may modify the administrative terms of a trust if continuation of the trust on its existing terms would be impracticable or wasteful or impair the trust’s administration.\n\n(c)\nUpon termination of a trust under this section, the trustee shall distribute the trust property in a manner consistent with the purposes of the trust.","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/19-1304.12","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"2a77223bf54a176c3ab4d57be191b9ae0312c4beb24120c6f0d5c08752c3a551","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1304.11","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1304.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}