Indiana § 30-4-10-48 - Modification of the first-trust instrument
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 30-4-10-48 — Modification of the first-trust instrument, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 30-4-10-48. Modification of the first-trust instrument
Sec. 48. An authorized fiduciary must not exercise the decanting power to modify a provision in a first-trust instrument granting another person power to remove or replace the fiduciary unless:
(1) the person holding the power consents to the modification in a signed record and the modification applies only to the person;
(2) the person holding the power and the qualified beneficiaries of the second trust consent to the modification in a signed record and the modification grants a substantially similar power to another person; or
(3) the court approves the modification and the modification grants a substantially similar power to another person.
As added by P.L.161-2022, SEC.3.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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