Mississippi § 91-8-409 - Noncharitable trust without ascertainable beneficiary.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 91-8-409 — Noncharitable trust without ascertainable beneficiary., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 91-8-409. Noncharitable trust without ascertainable beneficiary.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 91-8-408, Section 41-43-51 or by another statute, the following rules apply: A trust may be created for a noncharitable purpose without a definite or definitely ascertainable beneficiary or for a noncharitable but otherwise valid purpose to be selected by the trustee. The trust may not be enforced for more than twenty-one (21) years; A trust authorized by this section may be enforced by a person appointed under the terms of the trust, or if no person is so appointed, by a person appointed by the court. Property of a trust authorized by this section may be applied only to its intended use, except to the extent the court determines that the value of the trust property exceeds the amount required for the intended use. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the trust, property not required for the intended use must be distributed to the settlor, if then living, otherwise to the settlor’s successors in interest.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 91-8-409 ("Noncharitable trust without ascertainable beneficiary.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. 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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