{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-38","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:31-38","heading":"Discretionary trusts; effect of standard.","body":"Discretionary Trusts; Effect of Standard.\na.\tWhether or not a trust contains a spendthrift provision, a creditor of a beneficiary may not compel a distribution that is subject to the trustee's discretion, even if:\n(1) The discretion is expressed in the form of a standard of distribution; or\n(2)\tThe trustee has abused the discretion.\nb.\tThis section does not limit the right of a beneficiary to maintain a judicial proceeding against a trustee for an abuse of discretion or failure to comply with a standard for distribution.\nc.\tWith respect to the powers set forth in section 1 of P.L.1996, c.41 (C.3B:11-4.1), the provisions of this section shall apply even though the beneficiary is the sole trustee or a co-trustee of the trust.\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":"ca2635caa4d614a0ae462f411998c1696fb90261131427278f5e5efc1f77380f","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-37","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}