Full Text of SB1295 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Trusts and Trustees Act is amended by | 5 | | changing Sections 5.3 and 16.1 as follows:
| 6 | | (760 ILCS 5/5.3)
| 7 | | Sec. 5.3. Total return trusts.
| 8 | | (a) Conversion by trustee. A trustee may convert a trust to | 9 | | a
total return trust as described in this Section if all of the
| 10 | | following apply:
| 11 | | (1) The trust describes the amount that may or must
be | 12 | | distributed to a beneficiary by referring to the
trust's | 13 | | income, and the trustee determines that
conversion to a | 14 | | total return trust will enable the
trustee to better carry | 15 | | out the purposes of the trust and the conversion is in
the | 16 | | best interests of the beneficiaries;
| 17 | | (2) conversion to a total return trust means the | 18 | | trustee will invest and
manage trust assets seeking a total | 19 | | return without regard to whether that
return is from income | 20 | | or appreciation of principal, and will make distributions
| 21 | | in accordance with this Section (such a trust is called a | 22 | | "total return trust"
in this Section);
| 23 | | (3) the trustee sends a written notice of the trustee's |
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| 1 | | decision to
convert the trust to a total return trust, | 2 | | specifying a prospective effective
date for the conversion | 3 | | and including a copy of this Section, to the following
| 4 | | beneficiaries, determined as of the date the notice is sent | 5 | | and assuming
nonexercise of all powers of appointment:
| 6 | | (A) all of the legally competent beneficiaries who | 7 | | are currently
receiving or eligible to receive income | 8 | | from the trust; and
| 9 | | (B) all of the legally competent beneficiaries who | 10 | | would receive or be
eligible to receive a distribution | 11 | | of principal or income if the current
interests of | 12 | | beneficiaries currently receiving or eligible to | 13 | | receive income
ended;
| 14 | | (4) there are one or more legally competent income | 15 | | beneficiaries
under subdivision (3)(A) of this subsection | 16 | | (a) and one or more legally
competent remainder | 17 | | beneficiaries under subdivision (3)(B) of this subsection
| 18 | | (a), determined as of the date of sending the notice;
| 19 | | (5) no beneficiary objects to the conversion to a total | 20 | | return trust in a
writing delivered to the trustee within | 21 | | 60 days after the notice is sent; and
| 22 | | (6) the trustee has signed acknowledgments of receipt | 23 | | confirming that
notice was received by each beneficiary | 24 | | required to be sent notice under
subdivision (3) of this | 25 | | subsection (a).
| 26 | | (b) Conversion by agreement. Conversion to a total return |
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| 1 | | trust may be made
by agreement between a trustee and (i) all | 2 | | primary beneficiaries, acting either individually or by their | 3 | | respective representatives in accordance with Section | 4 | | subsection 16.1 (a)(2) of this Act , or (ii) all beneficiaries | 5 | | currently eligible to receive income or principal from the | 6 | | trust and all beneficiaries who are presumptive remaindermen, | 7 | | either individually or by their respective representatives in | 8 | | accordance with subsection 16.1(a)(3) of this Act . The | 9 | | agreement may include any actions a court
could properly order | 10 | | under subsection (g) of this Section; however, any
distribution | 11 | | percentage determined by the agreement may not be less than 3%
| 12 | | nor greater than 5%.
| 13 | | (c) Conversion or reconversion by court.
| 14 | | (1) The trustee may for any reason elect to petition | 15 | | the court to order
conversion to a total return trust, | 16 | | including without limitation the reason
that conversion | 17 | | under subsection (a) is unavailable because:
| 18 | | (A) a beneficiary timely objects to the conversion | 19 | | to a total return
trust;
| 20 | | (B) there are no legally competent beneficiaries | 21 | | described in
subdivision (3)(A) of subsection (a); or
| 22 | | (C) there are no legally competent beneficiaries | 23 | | described in
subdivision (3)(B) of subsection (a).
| 24 | | (2) A beneficiary may request the trustee to convert to | 25 | | a total return
trust or adjust the distribution percentage. | 26 | | If the trustee declines or fails
to act within 6 months |
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| 1 | | after receiving
a written request to do so, the beneficiary | 2 | | may petition the court to order the
conversion or | 3 | | adjustment.
| 4 | | (3) The trustee may petition the court prospectively to | 5 | | reconvert from a
total return trust or adjust the | 6 | | distribution percentage if the trustee
determines that the | 7 | | reconversion or adjustment will enable
the trustee to | 8 | | better carry out the purposes of the trust. A beneficiary | 9 | | may
request the trustee to petition the court prospectively | 10 | | to reconvert from a
total return trust or adjust the | 11 | | distribution percentage. If the trustee
declines or fails | 12 | | to act within 6 months
after receiving a written request to | 13 | | do so, the beneficiary may petition the
court to order the | 14 | | reconversion or adjustment.
| 15 | | (4) In a judicial proceeding under this subsection (c), | 16 | | the trustee may,
but need not, present the trustee's | 17 | | opinions and reasons (A) for supporting or
opposing | 18 | | conversion to (or reconversion from or adjustment of the | 19 | | distribution
percentage of) a total return trust, | 20 | | including
whether the trustee believes conversion (or | 21 | | reconversion
or adjustment of the distribution
percentage)
| 22 | | would enable the
trustee to better carry out the purposes | 23 | | of the trust, and (B) about any other
matters relevant to | 24 | | the proposed conversion (or reconversion
or adjustment of | 25 | | the distribution
percentage).
A trustee's
actions in | 26 | | accordance with this subsection (c) shall not be deemed |
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| 1 | | improper or
inconsistent with the trustee's duty of | 2 | | impartiality unless the court finds
from all the evidence | 3 | | that the trustee acted in bad faith.
| 4 | | (5) The court shall order conversion to (or | 5 | | reconversion prospectively
from
or adjustment of the | 6 | | distribution percentage
of)
a total return trust if the | 7 | | court determines that the conversion (or
reconversion or | 8 | | adjustment of the distribution percentage) will enable the
| 9 | | trustee to better carry out the purposes of the
trust and | 10 | | the conversion
(or reconversion or adjustment of the
| 11 | | distribution percentage)
is in the best interests of the | 12 | | beneficiaries.
| 13 | | (6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this | 14 | | Section, a trustee has no
duty to inform beneficiaries | 15 | | about the availability of this Section and has no
duty to | 16 | | review the trust to determine whether any action should be | 17 | | taken under
this Section unless requested to do so in | 18 | | writing by a beneficiary described in
subdivision (3) of | 19 | | subsection (a).
| 20 | | (d) Post conversion. While a trust is a total return trust, | 21 | | all
of the following shall apply to the trust:
| 22 | | (1) the trustee shall make income distributions in | 23 | | accordance with the
governing instrument subject to the | 24 | | provisions of this Section;
| 25 | | (2) the term "income" in the governing instrument means | 26 | | an annual amount
(the "distribution amount") equal to a |
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| 1 | | percentage (the "distribution
percentage") of the net fair | 2 | | market value of the trust's assets, whether the
assets are | 3 | | considered income or principal under the Principal and | 4 | | Income Act,
averaged over the lesser of:
| 5 | | (i) the 3 preceding years; or
| 6 | | (ii) the period during which the trust has been in | 7 | | existence;
| 8 | | (3) the distribution percentage for any trust | 9 | | converted to a total return
trust by a trustee in | 10 | | accordance with subsection (a) shall be 4%;
| 11 | | (4) the trustee shall pay to a beneficiary (in the case | 12 | | of an
underpayment) and shall recover from a beneficiary | 13 | | (in the case of an
overpayment) an amount equal to the | 14 | | difference between the amount properly
payable and the | 15 | | amount actually paid, plus interest compounded annually at | 16 | | a
rate per annum equal to the distribution percentage in | 17 | | the year or years while
the underpayment or overpayment | 18 | | exists; and
| 19 | | (5) a change in the method of determining a reasonable | 20 | | current return by converting to a total return trust in | 21 | | accordance with this Section and substituting the | 22 | | distribution amount for net trust accounting income is a | 23 | | proper change in the definition of trust income | 24 | | notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Principal | 25 | | and Income Act, and the distribution amount shall be deemed | 26 | | a reasonable current return that fairly apportions the |
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| 1 | | total return of a total return trust.
| 2 | | (e) Administration. The trustee, in the trustee's | 3 | | discretion, may determine
any of the following matters in | 4 | | administering a total return trust as the
trustee from time to | 5 | | time determines necessary or helpful for the
proper functioning | 6 | | of the trust:
| 7 | | (1) the effective date of a conversion to a total | 8 | | return trust;
| 9 | | (2) the manner of prorating the distribution amount for | 10 | | a short year in
which a beneficiary's interest commences or | 11 | | ceases;
| 12 | | (3) whether distributions are made in cash or in kind;
| 13 | | (4) the manner of adjusting valuations and | 14 | | calculations of the
distribution amount to account for | 15 | | other payments from or contributions to the
trust;
| 16 | | (5) whether to value the trust's assets annually or | 17 | | more frequently;
| 18 | | (6) what valuation dates and how many valuation dates | 19 | | to use;
| 20 | | (7) valuation decisions about any asset for which there | 21 | | is no
readily available market value, including:
| 22 | | (A) how frequently to value such an asset;
| 23 | | (B) whether and how often to engage a professional | 24 | | appraiser
to value such an asset; and
| 25 | | (C) whether to exclude the value of such an asset | 26 | | from the net
fair market value of the trust's assets |
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| 1 | | under subdivision (d)(2) for
purposes of determining | 2 | | the distribution amount. Any such asset so
excluded is | 3 | | referred to as an "excluded asset" in this subsection
| 4 | | (e), and the trustee shall distribute any net income | 5 | | received from
the excluded asset as provided for in the | 6 | | governing instrument,
subject to the following | 7 | | principles:
| 8 | | (i) unless the trustee determines there are | 9 | | compelling reasons to the
contrary considering all | 10 | | relevant factors including the best interests of | 11 | | the
beneficiaries, the trustee shall treat each | 12 | | asset for which there is no readily
available | 13 | | market value as an excluded asset;
| 14 | | (ii) if tangible personal property or real | 15 | | property is possessed or
occupied by a | 16 | | beneficiary, the trustee shall not limit or | 17 | | restrict any right of
the beneficiary to use the | 18 | | property in accordance with the governing | 19 | | instrument
whether or not the trustee treats the | 20 | | property as an excluded asset;
| 21 | | (iii) examples of assets for which there is a | 22 | | readily available market
value include: cash and | 23 | | cash equivalents; stocks, bonds, and other | 24 | | securities
and instruments for which there is an | 25 | | established market on a stock exchange,
in an | 26 | | over-the-counter market, or otherwise; and any |
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| 1 | | other property that can
reasonably be expected to | 2 | | be sold within one week of the decision to sell
| 3 | | without extraordinary efforts by the seller;
| 4 | | (iv) examples of assets for which there is no | 5 | | readily available market
value include: stocks, | 6 | | bonds, and other securities and instruments for | 7 | | which
there is no established market on a stock | 8 | | exchange, in an over-the-counter
market, or | 9 | | otherwise; real property; tangible personal | 10 | | property; and artwork
and other collectibles; and
| 11 | | (8) any other administrative matters as the trustee | 12 | | determines necessary
or helpful for the proper functioning | 13 | | of the total return trust.
| 14 | | (f) Allocations.
| 15 | | (1) Expenses, taxes, and other charges that would be | 16 | | deducted from income
if the trust were not a total return | 17 | | trust shall not be deducted from the
distribution amount.
| 18 | | (2) Unless otherwise provided by the governing | 19 | | instrument, the trustee
shall fund the distribution amount | 20 | | each year from the following sources for
that year in the | 21 | | order listed: first from net income (as the term would be
| 22 | | determined if the trust were not a total return trust), | 23 | | then from other
ordinary income as determined for federal | 24 | | income tax purposes, then from net
realized short-term | 25 | | capital gains as determined for federal income tax
| 26 | | purposes, then from net realized long-term capital gains as |
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| 1 | | determined for
federal income tax purposes, then from trust | 2 | | principal comprised of assets for
which there is a readily | 3 | | available market value, and then from other trust
| 4 | | principal.
| 5 | | (g) Court orders. The court may order any of the following | 6 | | actions in a
proceeding brought by a trustee or a beneficiary | 7 | | in accordance with subdivision
(c)(1), (c)(2),
or (c)(3):
| 8 | | (1) select a distribution percentage other than 4%;
| 9 | | (2) average the valuation of the trust's net assets | 10 | | over a period other
than 3 years;
| 11 | | (3) reconvert prospectively from
or adjust the | 12 | | distribution percentage
of
a total return trust;
| 13 | | (4) direct the distribution of net income (determined | 14 | | as if the trust were
not a total return trust) in excess of | 15 | | the distribution amount as to any or all
trust assets if | 16 | | the distribution is necessary to preserve a tax benefit; or
| 17 | | (5) change or direct any administrative procedure as | 18 | | the court determines
necessary or helpful for the proper | 19 | | functioning of the total return trust.
| 20 | | Nothing in this subsection (g) limits the equitable powers | 21 | | of the court to
grant
other
relief.
| 22 | | (h) Restrictions. Conversion to a total return trust does
| 23 | | not affect any provision in the governing instrument:
| 24 | | (1) directing or authorizing the trustee to distribute | 25 | | principal;
| 26 | | (2) directing or authorizing the trustee to distribute |
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| 1 | | a fixed annuity or
a fixed fraction of the value of trust | 2 | | assets;
| 3 | | (3) authorizing a beneficiary to withdraw a portion or | 4 | | all of the
principal; or
| 5 | | (4) in any manner that would diminish an amount | 6 | | permanently set aside for
charitable purposes under the | 7 | | governing instrument unless both income and
principal are | 8 | | so set aside.
| 9 | | (i) Tax limitations. If a particular trustee is a | 10 | | beneficiary of the trust
and conversion or failure to convert | 11 | | would enhance or diminish the beneficial
interest of the | 12 | | trustee, or if possession or exercise of the conversion power
| 13 | | by a particular trustee would alone cause any individual to be | 14 | | treated as owner
of a part of the trust for income tax purposes | 15 | | or cause a part of the trust to
be included in the gross estate | 16 | | of any individual for estate tax purposes, then
that particular | 17 | | trustee may not participate as a trustee in the exercise of the
| 18 | | conversion power; however:
| 19 | | (1) the trustee may petition the court under | 20 | | subdivision (c)(1) to order
conversion in accordance with | 21 | | this Section; and
| 22 | | (2) if the trustee has one or more co-trustees to whom | 23 | | this subsection (i)
does not apply, the co-trustee or | 24 | | co-trustees may convert the trust to a total
return trust | 25 | | in accordance with this Section.
| 26 | | (j) Releases. A trustee may irrevocably release the power |
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| 1 | | granted by this
Section if the trustee reasonably believes the | 2 | | release is in the best interests
of the trust and its | 3 | | beneficiaries. The release may be personal to the
releasing | 4 | | trustee or may apply generally to some or all subsequent | 5 | | trustees,
and the release may be for any specified period, | 6 | | including a period measured by
the life of an individual.
| 7 | | (k) Remedies. A trustee who reasonably and in good faith | 8 | | takes or omits to
take any action under this Section is not | 9 | | liable to any person interested in
the trust.
If a trustee | 10 | | reasonably and
in good faith takes or omits to take any action | 11 | | under this Section and a person
interested in the trust opposes | 12 | | the act or omission, the person's exclusive
remedy is to obtain | 13 | | an order of the court directing the trustee to convert the
| 14 | | trust to a total return trust, to reconvert from a total return | 15 | | trust, to
change the distribution percentage, or to order any | 16 | | administrative procedures
the court determines necessary or | 17 | | helpful for the proper functioning of the
trust. An act or | 18 | | omission by a trustee under this Section is presumed taken or
| 19 | | omitted reasonably and in good faith unless it is
determined by | 20 | | the court to have been an abuse of discretion. Any claim by any
| 21 | | person interested in the trust that an act or omission by a | 22 | | trustee under this
Section was an abuse of discretion is barred | 23 | | if not asserted in a proceeding
commenced by or on behalf of | 24 | | the person within 2 years after the trustee has
sent to the | 25 | | person or the person's personal representative a notice or
| 26 | | report in writing sufficiently disclosing facts fundamental to |
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| 1 | | the claim such
that the person knew or reasonably should have | 2 | | known of the claim.
The preceding sentence shall not apply to a | 3 | | person who was under a legal
disability at the time the notice | 4 | | or report was sent and who then had no
personal representative. | 5 | | For purposes of this subsection (k), a personal
representative | 6 | | refers to a court appointed guardian or conservator of the
| 7 | | estate of a person.
| 8 | | (l) Application. This Section is available to trusts in | 9 | | existence on the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the | 10 | | 92nd General Assembly or created
after that date. This Section | 11 | | shall be construed as pertaining to the
administration of a | 12 | | trust and shall be available to any trust that
is administered | 13 | | in Illinois under Illinois law or that
is governed by Illinois | 14 | | law with respect to the meaning and effect of
its terms unless:
| 15 | | (1) the trust is a trust described in Internal
Revenue | 16 | | Code Section 642(c)(5), 664(d),
2702(a)(3), or 2702(b); or
| 17 | | (2) the governing instrument expressly prohibits use | 18 | | of this Section by
specific reference to this Section. A | 19 | | provision in the governing instrument in
the form: "Neither | 20 | | the provisions of Section 5.3 of the Trusts and Trustees | 21 | | Act
nor any corresponding provision of future law may be | 22 | | used in the administration
of this trust" or a similar | 23 | | provision demonstrating that intent is sufficient
to | 24 | | preclude the use of this Section.
| 25 | | (m) Application to express trusts.
| 26 | | (1) This subsection (m) does not apply to a charitable |
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| 1 | | remainder unitrust as defined by Section 664(d), Internal | 2 | | Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 664), as amended.
| 3 | | (2) In this subsection (m):
| 4 | | (A) "Unitrust" means a trust the terms of which | 5 | | require distribution of a unitrust amount, without | 6 | | regard to whether the trust has been converted to a | 7 | | total return trust in accordance with this Section or | 8 | | whether the trust is established by express terms of | 9 | | the governing instrument.
| 10 | | (B) "Unitrust amount" means an amount equal to a | 11 | | percentage of a trust's assets that may or must be | 12 | | distributed to one or more beneficiaries annually in | 13 | | accordance with the terms of the trust. The unitrust | 14 | | amount may be determined by reference to the net fair | 15 | | market value of the trust's assets as of a particular | 16 | | date or as an average determined on a multiple year | 17 | | basis.
| 18 | | (3) A unitrust changes the definition of income by | 19 | | substituting the unitrust amount for net trust accounting | 20 | | income as the method of determining current return and | 21 | | shall be given effect notwithstanding any contrary | 22 | | provision of the Principal and Income Act. By way of | 23 | | example and not limitation, a unitrust amount determined by | 24 | | a percentage of not less than 3% nor greater than 5% is | 25 | | conclusively presumed a reasonable current return that | 26 | | fairly apportions the total return of a unitrust.
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| 1 | | (4) The allocations provision of subdivision (2) of | 2 | | subsection (f) of Section 5.3 applies to a unitrust except | 3 | | to the extent its governing instrument expressly provides | 4 | | otherwise.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 96-479, eff. 1-1-10.)
| 6 | | (760 ILCS 5/16.1)
| 7 | | Sec. 16.1. Virtual representation.
| 8 | | (a) Representation by a beneficiary with a person having | 9 | | substantially similar identical interest , by the primary | 10 | | beneficiaries and by others ; contingent remainder | 11 | | beneficiaries . | 12 | | (1) To the extent there is no material conflict of | 13 | | interest between the representative and the person | 14 | | represented beneficiary with respect to the particular | 15 | | question or dispute , a minor, disabled, or unborn | 16 | | beneficiary person , or a beneficiary person whose identity | 17 | | or location is unknown and not reasonably ascertainable | 18 | | (hereinafter referred to as an "unascertainable | 19 | | beneficiary") , may for all purposes be represented by and | 20 | | bound by another beneficiary individual having a | 21 | | substantially similar identical interest with respect to | 22 | | the particular question or dispute; provided, however, | 23 | | that the represented beneficiary such person is not | 24 | | otherwise represented by a court appointed guardian ad | 25 | | litem or other guardian as provided in the next sentence. |
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| 1 | | If a beneficiary person is represented by a court appointed | 2 | | guardian of the estate for the beneficiary or, if none, by | 3 | | a court appointed guardian of the person , for the | 4 | | beneficiary, actions of such guardian shall represent and | 5 | | bind the beneficiary that person for purposes of this | 6 | | subsection (a)(1) . | 7 | | (2) If all primary beneficiaries of a trust either have | 8 | | legal capacity are adults and not disabled, or have | 9 | | representatives in accordance with this subsection (a) (1) | 10 | | who have legal capacity are adults and not disabled , the | 11 | | actions of such primary beneficiaries, in each case either | 12 | | by the beneficiary or by the beneficiary's representative | 13 | | or their respective representatives , shall represent and | 14 | | bind all other persons who have a successor, contingent, | 15 | | future, or other interest in the trust and who would become | 16 | | primary beneficiaries only by reason of surviving a primary | 17 | | beneficiary . | 18 | | For purposes of this Section, "primary beneficiary" | 19 | | means a beneficiary who is either: (i) currently eligible | 20 | | to receive income or principal from the trust or (ii) | 21 | | assuming nonexercise of all powers of appointment, will be | 22 | | eligible to receive a distribution of principal from the | 23 | | trust if the beneficiary survives to the final date of | 24 | | distribution with respect to the beneficiary's share. | 25 | | (3) (Blank). If all presumptive remainder | 26 | | beneficiaries either are adults and not disabled, or have |
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| 1 | | representatives in accordance with subsection (a)(1) who | 2 | | are adults and not disabled, the actions of such | 3 | | presumptive remainder beneficiaries, or their respective | 4 | | representatives, shall represent and bind all other | 5 | | beneficiaries who have a successor, contingent, or other | 6 | | future interest in the trust. For purposes of this Section, | 7 | | "presumptive remainder beneficiaries" means, | 8 | | (3.5) For purposes of this Act: | 9 | | (A) "Primary beneficiary" means a beneficiary of a | 10 | | trust who as of the date of determination is either: | 11 | | (i) currently eligible to receive income or principal | 12 | | from the trust or (ii) is a presumptive remainder | 13 | | beneficiary. | 14 | | (B) "Presumptive remainder beneficiary" means a | 15 | | beneficiary of a trust, as of the date of determination | 16 | | and assuming nonexercise of all powers of appointment, | 17 | | all beneficiaries who either (i) (A) would be eligible | 18 | | to receive a distribution of income or principal if the | 19 | | trust terminated on that date, or (ii) (B) would be | 20 | | eligible to receive a distribution of income or | 21 | | principal if the interests of all beneficiaries | 22 | | currently eligible to receive income or principal from | 23 | | the trust ended on that date without causing the trust | 24 | | to terminate. | 25 | | (C) "Disabled person" as of any date either means a | 26 | | disabled person within the meaning of Section 11a-2 of |
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| 1 | | the Probate Act of 1975 or means a person who, within | 2 | | the 365 days immediately preceding that date, (i) was | 3 | | examined by a licensed physician who determined that | 4 | | such person lacked the capacity to make prudent | 5 | | financial decisions, and (ii) such physician made a | 6 | | written record of the physician's determination and | 7 | | signed the written record within 90 days after the | 8 | | examination. | 9 | | (D) A person has legal capacity unless the person | 10 | | is a minor or a disabled person. | 11 | | (4) If a trust beneficiary is a disabled person who is | 12 | | not represented by another in accordance with any preceding | 13 | | provision of this Section, an agent under a power of | 14 | | attorney for property who has authority to act with respect | 15 | | to the particular question or dispute and who does not have | 16 | | a material conflict of interest with respect to the | 17 | | particular question or dispute may represent and bind the | 18 | | principal. An agent is deemed to have such authority if the | 19 | | power of attorney grants the agent the power to settle | 20 | | claims and to exercise powers with respect to trusts and | 21 | | estates even if such power does not include the power to | 22 | | revoke or amend a trust. The consent of a person who may | 23 | | represent and bind another person in accordance with this | 24 | | Section is binding on the person represented, and notice to | 25 | | a person who may represent and bind another person in | 26 | | accordance with this Section has the same effect as if |
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| 1 | | notice were given directly to the other person. | 2 | | (5) If a trust beneficiary is a minor or a disabled | 3 | | person who is not represented by another in accordance with | 4 | | any preceding provision of this Section, a parent of the | 5 | | beneficiary may represent and bind the beneficiary, | 6 | | provided that there is no material conflict of interest | 7 | | between the minor or disabled person and either of such | 8 | | person's parents with respect to the particular question or | 9 | | dispute. Furthermore, such representative may, for all | 10 | | purposes, represent and bind an unborn beneficiary or an | 11 | | unascertainable beneficiary who has an interest, with | 12 | | respect to the particular question or dispute, that is | 13 | | substantially similar to the interest of the minor or | 14 | | disabled person represented by the representative, but | 15 | | only to the extent that there is no material conflict of | 16 | | interest between the minor or disabled person represented | 17 | | by the representative and the unborn or unascertainable | 18 | | person with respect to the particular question or dispute. | 19 | | If a disagreement arises between parents who otherwise | 20 | | qualify to represent a child in accordance with this | 21 | | subsection (a) and who are seeking to represent the same | 22 | | child, the parent who is a lineal descendant of the settlor | 23 | | of the trust that is the subject of the representation is | 24 | | entitled to represent the child; or if none, the parent who | 25 | | is a beneficiary of such trust is entitled to represent the | 26 | | child. |
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| 1 | | (6) The action or consent of a representative who may | 2 | | represent and bind a beneficiary in accordance with this | 3 | | Section is binding on the beneficiary represented, and | 4 | | notice to such representative has the same effect as if | 5 | | notice were given directly to the beneficiary represented. | 6 | | (b) Total return trusts. This Section shall apply to enable | 7 | | conversion to a total return trust by agreement in accordance | 8 | | with subsection 5.3(b) of the total return trust provisions of | 9 | | Section 5.3 of this Act, by whether such agreement is made | 10 | | between the trustee and (A) all primary beneficiaries of the | 11 | | trust, in each case either by the beneficiary or by the | 12 | | beneficiary's representative in accordance with this Section , | 13 | | either individually or by their respective representatives in | 14 | | accordance with subsection (a)(1), or (B) all beneficiaries | 15 | | currently eligible to receive income or principal from the | 16 | | trust and all beneficiaries who are presumptive remaindermen of | 17 | | the trust, in each case either individually or by their | 18 | | respective representatives in accordance with subsection | 19 | | (a)(1) . | 20 | | (c) Representation of charity. If a trust provides a | 21 | | beneficial interest or expectancy for one or more charities or | 22 | | charitable purposes that are not specifically named or | 23 | | otherwise represented (the "charitable interest"), the | 24 | | Illinois Attorney General may, in accordance with this Section, | 25 | | represent, bind, and act on behalf of the charitable interest | 26 | | with respect to any particular question or dispute, including |
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| 1 | | without limitation representing the charitable interest in a | 2 | | nonjudicial settlement agreement or in an agreement to convert | 3 | | a trust to a total return trust in accordance with subsection | 4 | | 5.3(b) of the total return trust provisions of Section 5.3 of | 5 | | this Act. This subsection (c) shall be construed as being | 6 | | declarative of existing law and not as a new enactment. | 7 | | Notwithstanding any other provision, nothing in this Section | 8 | | shall be construed to limit or affect the Illinois Attorney | 9 | | General's authority to file an action or take other steps as he | 10 | | or she deems advisable at any time to enforce or protect the | 11 | | general public interest as to a trust that provides a | 12 | | beneficial interest or expectancy for one or more charities or | 13 | | charitable purposes whether or not a specific charity is named | 14 | | in the trust. | 15 | | (d) Nonjudicial settlement agreements. | 16 | | (1) For purposes of this Section, "interested persons" | 17 | | means the trustee and all beneficiaries, or their | 18 | | respective representatives determined after giving effect | 19 | | to the preceding provisions of this Section, other persons | 20 | | and parties in interest whose consent or joinder would be | 21 | | required in order to achieve a binding settlement were the | 22 | | settlement to be approved by the court. Interested persons | 23 | | shall also include a trust advisor, investment advisor, | 24 | | distribution advisor, trust protector or other holder, or | 25 | | committee of holders, of fiduciary or nonfiduciary powers, | 26 | | if such person then holds powers material to a particular |
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| 1 | | question or dispute resolved by the settlement. | 2 | | (2) Interested Except as otherwise provided in | 3 | | subsection (d)(3), interested persons, or their respective | 4 | | representatives determined after giving effect to the | 5 | | preceding provisions of this Section, may enter into a | 6 | | binding nonjudicial settlement agreement with respect to | 7 | | any matter involving a trust. | 8 | | (3) (Blank). A nonjudicial settlement agreement is | 9 | | valid only to the extent its terms and conditions could be | 10 | | properly approved under applicable law by a court of | 11 | | competent jurisdiction. | 12 | | (4) The following matters Matters that may be resolved | 13 | | by a nonjudicial settlement agreement include but are not | 14 | | limited to : | 15 | | (A) Interpretation interpretation or construction | 16 | | of the terms of the trust . ; | 17 | | (B) Approval approval of a trustee's report or | 18 | | accounting . ; | 19 | | (C) Exercise exercise or nonexercise of any power | 20 | | by a trustee . ; | 21 | | (D) The the grant to a trustee of any necessary or | 22 | | desirable administrative power , if such grant does not | 23 | | conflict with a clear material purpose of the trust. ; | 24 | | (E) Questions questions relating to property or an | 25 | | interest in property held by the trust , if such | 26 | | resolution does not conflict with a clear material |
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| 1 | | purpose of the trust. ; | 2 | | (F) Remove, appoint, or remove and appoint, a | 3 | | trustee, trust advisor, investment advisor, | 4 | | distribution advisor, trust protector or other holder, | 5 | | or committee of holders, of fiduciary or nonfiduciary | 6 | | powers, including without limitation designation of a | 7 | | plan of succession or procedure to determine | 8 | | successors to any such office. resignation or | 9 | | appointment of a trustee; | 10 | | (G) Determination determination of a trustee's | 11 | | compensation . ; | 12 | | (H) Transfer transfer of a trust's principal place | 13 | | of administration , including to change the law | 14 | | governing administration of the trust. ; | 15 | | (I) Liability liability or indemnification of a | 16 | | trustee for an action relating to the trust . ; | 17 | | (J) Resolution of bona fide resolution of disputes | 18 | | or issues related to administration, investment, | 19 | | distribution or other matters . ; | 20 | | (K) Modification modification of terms of the | 21 | | trust pertaining to administration of the trust . ; and | 22 | | (L) Termination termination of the trust, provided | 23 | | that court approval of such termination must be | 24 | | obtained in accordance with subdivision subsection | 25 | | (d)(5), and the court must conclude continuance of the | 26 | | trust is not necessary to achieve any clear material |
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| 1 | | purpose of the trust . ; upon The court is not precluded | 2 | | from terminating a trust because the trust instrument | 3 | | contains a spendthrift provision. Upon such | 4 | | termination the court may order the trust property | 5 | | distributed as agreed by the parties to the agreement | 6 | | or otherwise as the court determines equitable | 7 | | consistent with the purposes of the trust. | 8 | | (M) Any other matter involving a trust to the | 9 | | extent the terms and conditions of the nonjudicial | 10 | | settlement agreement could be properly approved under | 11 | | applicable law by a court of competent jurisdiction. | 12 | | (5) Any beneficiary or other interested person may | 13 | | request the court to approve any part or all of a | 14 | | nonjudicial settlement agreement, including whether any | 15 | | representation is adequate and without conflict of | 16 | | interest, provided that the petition for such approval must | 17 | | be filed before or within 60 days after the effective date | 18 | | of the agreement. | 19 | | (6) An agreement entered into in accordance with this | 20 | | Section shall be final and binding on the trustee and all | 21 | | beneficiaries of the trust, both current and future, as if | 22 | | ordered by a court with competent jurisdiction over the | 23 | | trust, the trust property, and all parties in interest. | 24 | | (7) In the trustee's sole discretion, the trustee may, | 25 | | but is not required to, obtain and rely upon an opinion of | 26 | | counsel on any matter relevant to this Section, including |
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| 1 | | (i) where required by this Section that the any agreement | 2 | | proposed to be made in accordance with this Section does | 3 | | not conflict with a clear material purpose of the trust or | 4 | | could be properly approved by the court under applicable | 5 | | law, (ii) in the case of a trust termination, that | 6 | | continuance of the trust is not necessary to achieve any | 7 | | material purpose of the trust, (iii) or that there is no | 8 | | material conflict of interest between a representative and | 9 | | the person represented with respect to the particular | 10 | | question or dispute, or (iv) that the representative and | 11 | | the person represented have substantially similar | 12 | | interests with respect to the or among those being | 13 | | represented with respect to a particular question or | 14 | | dispute. | 15 | | (e) Application. This On and after its effective date, this | 16 | | Section applies to all trusts in existence on the effective | 17 | | date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly and to | 18 | | all trusts created after that date existing and future trusts , | 19 | | and is applicable to judicial proceedings and nonjudicial | 20 | | matters involving such trusts. For purposes of this Section, | 21 | | (i) judicial proceedings include any proceeding before a court | 22 | | or administrative tribunal of this State, and any arbitration | 23 | | or mediation proceedings; (ii) nonjudicial matters include, | 24 | | but are not limited to, nonjudicial settlement , or agreements | 25 | | entered into in accordance with this Section , and the grant of | 26 | | any consent, release, ratification, or indemnification on or |
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| 1 | | after the effective date . This Section shall be construed as | 2 | | pertaining to administration of a trust and shall be available | 3 | | to any trust that is administered in Illinois under Illinois | 4 | | law or that is governed by Illinois law with respect to the | 5 | | meaning and effect of its terms, except to the extent the | 6 | | governing instrument expressly prohibits use of this Section by | 7 | | specific reference to this Section. A provision in the | 8 | | governing instrument in the form: "Neither the provisions of | 9 | | Section 16.1 of the Illinois Trusts and Trustees Act nor any | 10 | | corresponding provision of future law may be used in the | 11 | | administration of this trust" or a similar provision | 12 | | demonstrating that intent is sufficient to preclude the use of | 13 | | this Section.
| 14 | | (Source: P.A. 96-479, eff. 1-1-10.)
| 15 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 16 | | becoming law.
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