La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2161

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Adjustment beyond percentage limit

Official statutory text

A. A court order shall be required in order for the trustee to make an adjustment from principal to income under R.S. 9:2158 if the amount of the adjustment from principal, when added to the amount of the net income of the trust for the year, exceeds five percent of the net fair market value of the assets of the trust at the beginning of the year.

B. A court order shall be required in order for the trustee to make an adjustment from income to principal under R.S. 9:2158 if the amount of the adjustment from income reduces the net income for the year below five percent of the net fair market value of the assets of the trust at the beginning of the year.

Acts 2001, No. 520, §4.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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