Michigan § 14.278 - Amendment of trust instrument.
Full text of Michigan Michigan Compiled Laws § 14.278 — Amendment of trust instrument., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14.278. Amendment of trust instrument.
In the case of a trust which is solely for named public charitable organizations and as to which the trustee does not possess any discretion with regard to the distribution of income or principal among 2 or more organizations, the trustee, with the consent of the named public charitable organizations, may amend the governing instrument to comply with subsection (2) of section 5.
If a charitable trust is not subject to subsection (1) of section 8, the trustee with the consent of the attorney general may amend the governing instrument to comply with subsection (2) of section 5.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14.278 ("Amendment of trust instrument.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. 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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