Okla. Stat. tit. 60, § 60-175.703
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Distribution to second trust - Trustee with full
Official statutory text
discretion.
DISTRIBUTION TO SECOND TRUST: TRUSTEE WITH FULL DISCRETION
A. An authorized trustee who has the full discretion to
distribute the principal or income of a trust may distribute all or
part of the principal of that trust in favor of a trustee of a
second trust for the benefit of one, more than one or all of the
current beneficiaries of the first trust and for the benefit of one,
more than one or all of the successor or presumptive remainder
beneficiaries of the first trust.
B. The authorized trustee may, in connection with the exercise
of a power of distribution under this section, grant a power of
appointment including a currently exercisable power of appointment,
in the second trust to one or more of the current beneficiaries of
the first trust who, at the time the power of appointment is
granted, is eligible to receive a distribution of principal under
the terms of the first trust.
C. If the authorized trustee grants a power of appointment to a
beneficiary under subsection B of this section, the class of
permissible appointees in whose favor the beneficiary may appoint
under that power may be broader or different than the current,
successor, and presumptive remainder beneficiaries of the first
trust.
D. If the beneficiaries of the first trust are described as a
class of persons, the beneficiaries of the second trust may include
one or more persons who become members of that class after the
distribution to the second trust.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 60. Property Page 109
E. The authorized trustee shall exercise a power to distribute
under this section in good faith, in accordance with the terms and
purposes of the trust, and in the interests of the beneficiaries.
DISTRIBUTION TO SECOND TRUST: TRUSTEE WITH FULL DISCRETION
A. An authorized trustee who has the full discretion to
distribute the principal or income of a trust may distribute all or
part of the principal of that trust in favor of a trustee of a
second trust for the benefit of one, more than one or all of the
current beneficiaries of the first trust and for the benefit of one,
more than one or all of the successor or presumptive remainder
beneficiaries of the first trust.
B. The authorized trustee may, in connection with the exercise
of a power of distribution under this section, grant a power of
appointment including a currently exercisable power of appointment,
in the second trust to one or more of the current beneficiaries of
the first trust who, at the time the power of appointment is
granted, is eligible to receive a distribution of principal under
the terms of the first trust.
C. If the authorized trustee grants a power of appointment to a
beneficiary under subsection B of this section, the class of
permissible appointees in whose favor the beneficiary may appoint
under that power may be broader or different than the current,
successor, and presumptive remainder beneficiaries of the first
trust.
D. If the beneficiaries of the first trust are described as a
class of persons, the beneficiaries of the second trust may include
one or more persons who become members of that class after the
distribution to the second trust.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 60. Property Page 109
E. The authorized trustee shall exercise a power to distribute
under this section in good faith, in accordance with the terms and
purposes of the trust, and in the interests of the beneficiaries.
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