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Parsing the Uniform Trust Code in Isolation Without Regard to the Uniform Probate Code and the Uniform Powers of Appointment Act is Not Advised

Intro. The Uniform Trust Code (UTC) is a mere aggregation of tweaks to the corner of equity jurisprudence that long ago gave birth to and currently stewards the trust relationship, hereinafter “the ...
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The Uniform Trust Code inadvertently puts a bullseye on the trustee’s doctrinally indispensable affirmative duty to furnish all beneficiaries with critical information

Many of my prior JDSUPRA postings caution that codification of the law of trusts, such as the Uniform Trust Code (UTC), are only partial codifications. See the catalogue of my prior postings below.
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Tips From the Pros: Representation of Others Under the UTC

The representation provisions of the Uniform Trust Code (UTC), 1 contained in Article 3, are among its most consequential and its most complicated in application. They comprise a harmonious statutory ...
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A Uniform Trust Code for N.J.: The Time Has Come

New Jersey, because of its well established case law, is not a jurisdiction that needs the Uniform Trust Code, but there are still excellent reasons for adopting it. What is the Uniform Trust Code ...
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In Defense of Quiet Trusts

Donald D. Kozusko, partner, Kozusko Lahey Harris LLP, Washington, D.C. Despite its scope, the Uniform Trust Code (UTC) has provoked surprisingly little debate since it was first proposed by the ...