{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-59-13-06","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 59-13-06","heading":"(506) Overdue distribution","body":"1.In this section, \"mandatory distribution\" means a distribution of income or principal which the trustee is required to make to a beneficiary under the terms of the trust, including a distribution upon termination of the trust. The term does not include a distribution subject to the exercise of the trustee's discretion even if:\na.The discretion is expressed in the form of a standard of distribution; or\nb.The terms of the trust authorizing a distribution couple language of discretion with language of direction.\n2.Whether or not a trust contains a spendthrift provision, a creditor or assignee of a beneficiary may reach a mandatory distribution of income or principal, including a distribution upon termination of the trust, if the trustee has not made the distribution to the beneficiary within a reasonable time after the designated distribution date.","path":["Title 59 Trusts","Chapter 59-13 Creditor'S Claims - Spendthrift And Discretionary Trusts"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t59c13.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"4a218ab831186ea9c2e4190e425875256f8591c28f559dfbc3406fb7686fb45a","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-59-13-05","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-59-13-07"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}