2022 West Virginia Code
Chapter 44D. Uniform Trust Code
Article 8B. West Virginia Uniform Trust Decanting Act
§44D-8B-22. Saving Provision
(a) If exercise of the decanting power would be effective under this article except that the second-trust instrument in part does not comply with this article, the exercise of the power is effective and the following rules apply with respect to the principal of the second trust attributable to the exercise of the power:
(1) A provision in the second-trust instrument which is not permitted under this article is void to the extent necessary to comply with this article; and
(2) A provision required by this article to be in the second-trust instrument which is not contained in the instrument is considered to be included in the instrument to the extent necessary to comply with this article.
(b) If a trustee or other fiduciary of a second trust determines that subsection (a) of this section applies to a prior exercise of the decanting power, the fiduciary shall take corrective action consistent with the fiduciarys duties.
