{"data":{"id":"us-vt/14a-v.s.a.-1409","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"14A V.S.A. § 1409","heading":"Court involvement","body":"(a) The court may, upon application of an authorized fiduciary, a person entitled to notice under subsection 1407(c) of this title, a beneficiary, or, with respect to a charitable interest, the Attorney General or another person with standing to enforce the charitable interest:\n(1) provide instructions to the authorized fiduciary regarding whether a proposed exercise of the decanting power is permitted under this chapter and consistent with the fiduciary duties of the authorized fiduciary;\n(2) appoint a special fiduciary and authorize the special fiduciary to determine whether the decanting power should be exercised under this chapter and to exercise the decanting power;\n(3) approve an exercise of the decanting power;\n(4) determine that a proposed or attempted exercise of the decanting power is ineffective because:\n(A) after applying section 1422 of this title, the proposed or attempted exercise does not or did not comply with this chapter; or\n(B) the proposed or attempted exercise would be or was an abuse of the fiduciary’s discretion or a breach of fiduciary duty;\n(5) determine the extent to which section 1422 of this title applies to a prior exercise of the decanting power;\n(6) provide instructions to the trustee regarding the application of section 1422 of this title to a prior exercise of the decanting power; or\n(7) order other relief to carry out the purposes of this chapter.\n(b) On application of an authorized fiduciary, the court may approve:\n(1) an increase in the fiduciary’s compensation under section 1416 of this title; or\n(2) a modification under section 1418 of this title of a provision granting a person the right to remove or replace the fiduciary.","path":["Title 14A: Trusts","Chapter 014: Uniform Trust Decanting Act"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/14A/014/01409","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:59Z","sha256":"21111d71a8874726722ef26a5e9536516e3703708d948a86de29a4ed7a4496fb","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/14a-v.s.a.-1408","next":"us-vt/14a-v.s.a.-1410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}