Nevada § 163.419 - Discretionary interest: Beneficiary does not have enforceable right to distribution; court review; trustee’s powers and duties

Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 163.419 — Discretionary interest: Beneficiary does not have enforceable right to distribution; court review; trustee’s powers and duties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 163.419. Discretionary interest: Beneficiary does not have enforceable right to distribution; court review; trustee’s powers and duties

Except as otherwise provided in the trust instrument, with respect to a discretionary

interest as described in NRS 163.4185 : 1. A beneficiary who has a discretionary interest in a trust does not have an enforceable

right to a distribution from the trust, and a court may review a trustee's exercise

of discretion concerning a discretionary interest only if the trustee acts dishonestly,

with bad faith or willful misconduct. 2. A trustee given discretion in a trust instrument that is described as sole, absolute,

uncontrolled, unrestricted or unfettered discretion, or with similar words, has no

duty to act reasonably in the exercise of that discretion. 3. Absent express language in a trust to the contrary, if a discretionary interest

permits unequal distributions between beneficiaries or to the exclusion of other beneficiaries,

the trustee may distribute all of the undistributed income and principal to one beneficiary

in the trustee's discretion. 4. Regardless of whether a beneficiary has an outstanding creditor, a trustee of a

discretionary interest may directly pay any expense on the beneficiary's behalf and

may exhaust the income and principal of the trust for the benefit of such beneficiary.

Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 163.419 cover?

Section 163.419 ("Discretionary interest: Beneficiary does not have enforceable right to distribution; court review; trustee’s powers and duties") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. 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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