{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-33","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:31-33","heading":"Modification to achieve settlor's tax objectives.","body":"Modification to Achieve Settlor's Tax Objectives.\nTo 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 intent.  The court may provide that the modification has retroactive effect.\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":"390fcb9897081cc82853f4dfcd3f8b45e8543ccab6e63fe7d6956ffc3eeb4209","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-32","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-34"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}