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  • PART II REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS
    (Chapters 183 through 210)
  • TITLE II DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION, WILLS, ESTATES OF DECEASED PERSONS AND ABSENTEES, GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP AND TRUSTS
  • CHAPTER 203 TRUSTS

Section 1 - Trusts in realty; necessity of writing

Section 2 - Record of trust; notice

Section 3 - Purchasers without notice

Section 3A - Trusts for benefit of employees; rule against perpetuities

Section 3B - Testamentary additions to trusts

Section 3C - Trusts for the care of animals

Section 4 - Testamentary trustee; appointment

Section 4A - Definitions applicable to this section and Sec. 4B

Section 4B - Fiduciaries; disclosure statements; contents

Section 5 - Vacancies; filling; court appointed trustee

Section 6 - New trustee; posting of bond; effect; powers

Section 7 - Court appointed trustees; bonds

Section 8 - Successor trustees; inventory; bond conditions

Section 9 - Appraisal

Section 10 - Foreign trustees; necessity of letters

Section 11 - Foreign trustee; notice

Section 12 - Removal of trustee; successor; appointment

Section 13 - Resignation of trustee

Section 14 - Fiduciary of former trustee

Section 14A - Liabilities of trustees

Section 14B - Securities held by fiduciaries; powers of fiduciaries; records and certification

Section 15 - Laws applicable

Section 16 - Order of sale; application; approval by court

Section 17 - Order of sale; persons not ascertained; notice; effect

Section 17A - Foreign testamentary trustees; sale of realty

Section 18 - Property held by minors or persons not amenable to process; sale or conveyance

Section 19 - Trustee; power to sell personalty

Section 20 - Receipts of trustees; sufficiency

Section 21 - Corporations or associations; shares subject to trust; duties; knowledge of breach of trust

Section 21A to 22 - Repealed by 2005, 129, Sec. 2

Section 23 - Court's authorization

Section 24 - Petition and decree; form

Section 24A, 24B - Repealed, 2005, 129, Sec. 3

Section 25 - Orders to convert and distribute estates; consolidation of petitions to terminate charitable trusts; consolidation or termination and distribution of trust property

Section 25A - Investment of funds

Section 26 - Definition of absentee

Section 27 - Transfer of trust estate; petition

Section 28 - Notice

Section 29 - Return day and service

Section 30 - Appearance; answer

Section 31 - Guardian ad litem; appointment

Section 32 - Findings of facts; power of court to order transfer or sale

Section 33 - New trustee; bond

Section 34 - New trustee; liability and powers

Section 35 - New trustee; limitation on actions

Section 36 - Trust estates; distribution to known beneficiaries; shares of absentees

Section 37 - Venue

Section 38 - Income of certain persons; power of court to decree

Section 39 - Sections applicable

Section 40 - Validity of certain acts of trustees; insolvency proceedings

Section 41 - Validity of certain acts of trustees; requirements; fees; statement of trustee

Section 42 - Termination of trust