2020 Wyoming Statutes
Title 2 - Wills, Decedents' Estates and Probate Code
Chapter 3 - Fiduciaries
Article 9 - Wyoming Unitrust Act
Section 2-3-902 - Definitions.

2-3-902. Definitions.

(a) As used in this act:

(i) "Beneficiary" means a person as defined in W.S. 2-3-802(a)(ii);

(ii) "Disinterested person" means a person who is not a "related or subordinate party" as defined in § 672(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the person then acting as trustee of the trust and excludes the settlor of the trust and any interested trustee;

(iii) "Income trust" means a trust, created by either an inter vivos or a testamentary instrument, which directs or permits the trustee to distribute the net income of the trust to one (1) or more persons, either in fixed proportions or in amounts or proportions determined by the trustee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no trust that otherwise is an "income trust" shall qualify under this act, if it may be subject to taxation under Internal Revenue Code §§ 2001 or 2501, until the expiration of the period for filing the return therefore, including extensions;

(iv) "Interested distributee" means a person to whom distributions of income or principal can currently be made who has the power to remove the existing trustee and designate as successor a person who may be a "related or subordinate party", as defined in Internal Revenue Code § 672(c) with respect to the distributee;

(v) "Interested trustee" means:

(A) An individual trustee to whom the net income or principal of the trust can currently be distributed or would be distributed if the trust were then to terminate and be distributed;

(B) Any trustee who may be removed and replaced by an interested distributee; or

(C) An individual trustee whose legal obligation to support a beneficiary may be satisfied by distributions of income and principal of the trust.

(vi) "Total return unitrust" means an income trust which has been created or converted under and meets the provisions of this act;

(vii) "Trustee" means all persons acting as trustee of the trust, except where expressly noted otherwise, whether acting in their discretion or on the direction of one (1) or more persons acting in a fiduciary capacity;

(viii) "Settlor" means a person as defined in W.S. 4-10-103(a)(xviii);

(ix) "Unitrust amount" means an amount computed as a percentage of the fair market value of the trust;

(x) "This act" means W.S. 2-3-901 through 2-3-917.