{"data":{"id":"us-me/18-b-m.r.s.-404","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"18-B M.R.S. §404","heading":"Trust purposes","body":"A trust may be created only to the extent its purposes are lawful, not contrary to public policy and possible to achieve.  A trust and its terms must be for the benefit of its beneficiaries.","path":["TITLE 18-B: TRUSTS","PART 1: MAINE UNIFORM TRUST CODE","CHAPTER 4: CREATION, VALIDITY, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION OF TRUST"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-B/title18-Bsec404.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"c00c22d23dd17ad23f28a4af61cc0513b18aebeba45400c7693094286e96a963","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/18-b-m.r.s.-403","next":"us-me/18-b-m.r.s.-405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}