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Tag Archives: PEF 7740.1

No Termination of Trust with Vested Charitable Remainder

A trust with a remainder payable to a named charity will not violate the rule against perpetuities even though the current beneficiaries were not lives in being when the trust was created, and so the early termination of the trust … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged Charitable trusts, PEF 7740.1, PEF 7740.3, Rule against perpetuities

Supreme Court Denies Trust Modification to Replace Trustee

The Supreme Court has held that that 20 Pa.S.C. § 7766 is the exclusive method for removing a trustee, and that a trust cannot be modified under § 7740.1 to allow the beneficiaries to remove and replace the trustee.  Trust … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinions | Tagged PEF 7740.1, PEF 7766, Trust Modification, Trustee removal

On Appeal: Trust Modification to Remove Trustee

The Supreme Court has issued an order allowing an appeal from the decision of the Superior Court in Trust under Agreement of Edward Winslow Taylor, 2015 PA Super 199, (9/18/2015), (dissent by Platt, J.).   No. 692 EAL 2015 (4/12/16).  In its … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged PEF 7740.1, PEF 7766, Trust Modification, Trustee removal

Trust Modifications to Remove Trustees

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Daniel EvansOctober 6, 2018

Can the beneficiaries of a trust agree to a modification of the trust in accordance with 20 Pa.C.S. § 7740.1 that allows them to remove and replace a corporate trustee without any showing that the trustee can be removed in … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, News | Tagged PEF 7740.1, PEF 7766, Trust Modification, Trustee removal

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