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Earlier editions: 2020-112018-112026-09

DIVISION 9. TRUST LAW 15000-19530›PART 9. Uniform Trust Decanting Act 19501-19530

§ 19518

California Probate Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

An authorized fiduciary may not exercise the decanting power to modify a provision in a first trust instrument granting another person power to remove or replace the fiduciary unless any of the following occurs:

(a) The person holding the power consents to the modification in a signed writing and the modification applies only to the person.

(b) The person holding the power and the qualified beneficiaries of the second trust consent to the modification in a signed writing and the modification grants a substantially similar power to another person.

(c) The court approves the modification and the modification grants a substantially similar power to another person.

(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 407, Sec. 1. (SB 909) Effective January 1, 2019.)

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