{"data":{"id":"us-mt/72-38-416","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"72-38-416","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 72. ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS","CHAPTER 38. MONTANA UNIFORM TRUST CODE","Part 4. Creation, Validity, Modification, and Termination of Trust"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0720/chapter_0380/part_0040/section_0160/0720-0380-0040-0160.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:59:33Z","sha256":"87ad8511ee150ec3cdaa4bc358e622f89e031078d28e85f1952290a455336759","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/72-38-415","next":"us-mt/72-38-417"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}