58a-402. (a) A trust is created only if:
(1) The settlor has capacity to create a trust;
(2) the settlor indicates an intention to create the trust;
(3) the trust has a definite beneficiary or is:
(A) A charitable trust;
(B) a trust for the care of an animal, as provided in K.S.A. 58a-408, and amendments thereto; or
(C) a trust for a noncharitable purpose, as provided in K.S.A. 58a-409, and amendments thereto;
(4) the trustee has duties to perform; and
(5) the same person is not the sole trustee and sole beneficiary.
(b) A beneficiary is definite if the beneficiary can be ascertained now or in the future, subject to any applicable rule against perpetuities.
(c) A power in a trustee to select a beneficiary from an indefinite class is valid. If the power is not exercised within a reasonable time, the power fails and the property subject to the power passes to the persons who would have taken the property had the power not been conferred.
History: L. 2002, ch. 133, ยง 23; January 1, 2003.
Law Review and Bar Journal References:
"Navigating the New Kansas Uniform Trust Code: Familiar and Unfamiliar Waters," Cheryl C. Boushka and Mark. W. Knackendoffel, 71 J.K.B.A. No. 10, 34 (2002).
"The Kansas Uniform Trust Code," David M. English, 51 K.L.R. 311 (2003).
"Don't You Trust Me? An Examination of the Order and Burden of Proof in Trust Litigation," Derek S. Casey, 32 J.K.A.J., No. 4, 13 (2009).
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