Illinois § 1223
Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 1223, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1223.
Trust for care of animal. (a) In this Section: (1) "Animal trust" means a trust or an interest in a trust created to provide for the care of one or more designated domestic or pet animals. (2) "Protector" means a person described in paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section 408. (b) The decanting power may be exercised over an animal trust that has a protector to the extent the trust could be decanted under this Article as if each animal that benefits from the trust were an individual, if the protector consents in a signed record to the exercise of the decanting power. (c) A protector for an animal has the rights under this Article of a qualified beneficiary. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, if a first trust is an animal trust, in an exercise of the decanting power, the second trust must provide that trust property may be applied only to its intended purpose for the period the first trust benefited the animal. (Source: P.A. 101-48, eff. 1-1-20.)
Frequently Asked Questions About Illinois § 1223
What does Illinois Compiled Statutes § 1223 cover?
Section 1223 is part of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, the codified statutory law of Illinois. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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