Mississippi § 91-8-410 - Modification or termination of trust; proceedings for approval or disapproval.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 91-8-410 — Modification or termination of trust; proceedings for approval or disapproval., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 91-8-410. Modification or termination of trust; proceedings for approval or disapproval.
In addition to the methods of termination prescribed by Sections 91-8-411 through 91-8-414, a trust terminates to the extent the trust is revoked or expires pursuant to its terms, no purpose of the trust remains to be achieved, or the purposes of the trust have become unlawful or impossible to achieve. A proceeding to approve or disapprove a proposed modification or termination under Sections 91-8-411 through 91-8-416, or trust combination or division under Section 91-8-417, may be commenced by a trustee or beneficiary. The settlor of a charitable trust may maintain a proceeding to modify the trust under Section 91-8-413. Nothing in this section or this chapter is intended to create or imply a duty for a trustee to make or seek approval of a modification, termination, combination or division, and a trustee is not liable for not making or seeking approval of a modification, termination, combination or division.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 91-8-410 ("Modification or termination of trust; proceedings for approval or disapproval.") 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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