{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-29","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:31-29","heading":"Modification or termination of charitable trust (Cy Pres).","body":"Modification or Termination of Charitable Trust (Cy Pres).\na.\tExcept as otherwise provided in subsection b. of this section, if a particular charitable purpose becomes unlawful, impracticable, impossible to achieve, or wasteful:\n(1)\tthe trust does not fail, in whole or in part;\n(2)\tthe trust property does not revert to the settlor or the settlor's estate; and\n(3)\tthe court may modify or terminate the trust by directing that the trust property be applied or distributed, in whole or in part, in a manner consistent with the settlor's charitable purposes.\nb.\tA provision in the terms of a charitable trust that would result in distribution of the trust property to a noncharitable beneficiary prevails over the power of the court under subsection a. of this section.\nL.2015, c.276, s.1.","path":["TITLE 3B ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES--DECEDENTS AND OTHERS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"6f0cd22a9cb4338cd0f18abd2fe504e486774662f4f85ab690f8fc3bb3c1c670","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-28","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}