{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-36c-4-416","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-4-416","heading":"Modification to achieve settlor's tax objectives.","body":"To achieve a 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. (2005-192, s. 2; 2006-259, s. 13(g).)","path":["Chapter 36C. North Carolina Uniform Trust Code.","Article 4. Creation, Validity, Modification, and Termination of Trust."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_36C/GS_36C-4-416.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:01:17Z","sha256":"ecc20f98ab30835d3170909470f2987d07f9747d103f46e39822575510972d2a","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-36c-4-415","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-36c-4-417"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}