{"data":{"id":"us-me/18-b-m.r.s.-416","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"18-B M.R.S. §416","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 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-Bsec416.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"87ad8511ee150ec3cdaa4bc358e622f89e031078d28e85f1952290a455336759","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/18-b-m.r.s.-415","next":"us-me/18-b-m.r.s.-417"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}