Pennsylvania § 5535 - Disposition of trust income.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 5535 — Disposition of trust income., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5535. Disposition of trust income.
Except as otherwise provided by the trust instrument, the trustee of an inter vivos or testamentary trust, with the approval of the court having jurisdiction of the trust, may pay income distributable to a beneficiary who is an incapacitated person for whose estate no guardian has been appointed directly to the incapacitated person, or expend and apply it for his care and maintenance or the care, maintenance and education of his dependents.
(Apr. 16, 1992, P.L.108, No.24, eff. 60 days)
1992 Amendment. See section 21 of Act 24 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to applicability.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5535 ("Disposition of trust income.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. 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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