{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1304.16","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-1304.16","heading":"Modification to achieve settlor’s tax objectives.","body":"To achieve the settlor’s tax objectives, the court may modify the terms of a trust in a manner that is not contrary to the settlor’s probable intention. The court may provide that the modification has retroactive effect.","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/19-1304.16","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"14a26b0d2207084691edea4723cb0768690c00ccaef1e1438459a00ca07b08e5","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1304.15","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1304.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}