2015 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 3B - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES--DECEDENTS AND OTHERS
Section 3B:31-29 - Modification or termination of charitable trust (Cy Pres).
3B:31-29 Modification or termination of charitable trust (Cy Pres).
3B:31-29. Modification or Termination of Charitable Trust (Cy Pres).
a.Except as otherwise provided in subsection b. of this section, if a particular charitable purpose becomes unlawful, impracticable, impossible to achieve, or wasteful:
(1)the trust does not fail, in whole or in part;
(2)the trust property does not revert to the settlor or the settlor's estate; and
(3)the court may modify or terminate the trust by directing that the trust property be applied or distributed, in whole or in part, in a manner consistent with the settlor's charitable purposes.
b.A provision in the terms of a charitable trust that would result in distribution of the trust property to a noncharitable beneficiary prevails over the power of the court under subsection a. of this section.
L.2015, c.276, s.1.
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