Ohio § 5804.14

§ 5804.14.

(A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, after notice to the qualified

beneficiaries, the trustee of an inter vivos trust consisting of trust property having

a total value of less than one hundred thousand dollars may terminate the trust if

the trustee concludes that the value of the trust property is insufficient to justify

the cost of administration. (2) Division (A)(1) of this section does not apply to any of the following: (a) A charitable trust that has one or more charitable organizations as qualified beneficiaries; (b) A charitable trust the terms of which authorize or direct the trustee to distribute

trust income or principal to one or more charitable organizations to be selected by

the trustee, or for one or more charitable purposes described in division (A) of section 5804.05 of the Revised Code , if any of the following apply: (i) The distributions may be made on the date that the trust would be terminated under

division (A)(1) of this section. (ii) The distributions could be made on the date that the trust would be terminated under

division (A)(1) of this section if the interests of the current beneficiaries of the

trust terminated on that date, but the termination of those interests would not cause

the trust to terminate. (iii) The distributions could be made on the date that the trust would be terminated under

division (A)(1) of this section, if the trust terminated on that date but not under

that division. (B) If an inter vivos trust consists of trust property having a total value of less than

one hundred thousand dollars, the court may modify or terminate the trust or remove

the trustee and appoint a different trustee if it determines that the value of the

trust property is insufficient to justify the cost of administration. (C) Upon the termination of a trust pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section, the

trustee shall distribute the trust estate in accordance with any provision specified

in the terms of the trust for the premature termination of the trust.  If there is no provision of that nature in the terms of the trust, the trustee shall

distribute the trust estate among the beneficiaries of the trust in accordance with

their respective beneficial interests and in a manner that the trustee determines

to be equitable.  For purposes of distributing the trust estate among the beneficiaries of the trust

under this division, the trustee shall consider all of the following: (1) The existence of any agreement among the beneficiaries with respect to their beneficial

interests; (2) The actuarial values of the separate beneficial interests of the beneficiaries; (3) Any expression of preference of the beneficiaries that is contained in the terms

of the trust. (D) Upon the termination of a trust pursuant to division (B) of this section, the court

shall order the distribution of the trust estate in accordance with any provision

specified in the terms of the trust for the premature termination of the trust.  If there is no provision of that nature in the terms of the trust, the court shall

order the distribution of the trust estate among the beneficiaries of the trust in

accordance with their respective beneficial interests and in a manner that the court

determines to be equitable.  For purposes of ordering the distribution of the trust estate among the beneficiaries

of the trust under this division, the court shall consider the three factors listed

in division (C) of this section. (E) The existence of a spendthrift or similar provision in the terms of a trust or will

does not preclude the termination of a trust pursuant to this section. (F) This section does not apply to an easement for conservation or preservation.