Minn. Stat. § 501C.0105 : PROPERTY AND PROPERTY INTERESTS —Chapter 501C —GENERAL PROVISIONS — DEFAULT AND MANDATORY RULES

(a) Except as otherwise provided in the terms of a trust, this chapter governs the duties and powers of a trustee, relations among trustees, and the rights and interests of a beneficiary.
(b) The terms of a trust prevail over any provision of this chapter except:
(1) the requirements for creating a trust;
(2) the duty of a trustee to act in good faith and in accordance with the terms and purposes of the trust and the interests of the beneficiaries;
(3) the requirement that a trust and its terms be for the benefit of its beneficiaries, and that the trust have a purpose that is lawful, not contrary to public policy, and possible to achieve;
(4) the power of the court to modify or terminate a trust under sections 501C.0410 to 501C.0416;
(5) the effect of a spendthrift provision and the rights of certain creditors and assignees to reach a trust as provided in sections 501C.0502 to 501C.0507;
(6) the power of the court under section 501C.0702 to require, dispense with, or modify or terminate a bond;
(7) the power of the court under section 501C.0708, paragraph (b), to adjust a trustee's compensation specified in the terms of the trust which is unreasonably low or high;
(8) the effect of an exculpatory term under section 501C.1008;
(9) the rights under sections 501C.1010 to 501C.1013 of a person other than a trustee or beneficiary;
(10) periods of limitation for commencing a judicial proceeding;
(11) the power of the court to take such action and exercise such jurisdiction as may be necessary in the interests of justice; and
(12) the subject-matter jurisdiction of the court as provided in section 501C.0202 and venue for commencing a proceeding as provided in section 501C.0207, except as provided in section 501C.0102.

Minn. Stat. § 501C.0105

2015 c 5 art 1 s 5

Amended by 2019 Minn. Laws, ch. 50,s 1-123, eff. 8/1/2019.
Added by 2015 Minn. Laws, ch. 5,s 1-5, eff. 1/1/2016.
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