Wyo. Stat. § 4-10-410
This is the official text of Wyo. Stat. § 4-10-410, part of Wyoming’s Wyoming Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wyoming, organized into 40+ numbered titles by subject.
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Noncharitable trust without ascertainable beneficiary
Official statutory text
(a) Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 4-10-409 or by another statute, the following rules apply:
(i) A trust may be created for a noncharitable purpose without a definite or definitely ascertainable beneficiary or for a noncharitable but otherwise valid purpose to be selected by the trustee;
(ii) A trust authorized by this section may be enforced by a trust advisor, trust protector, person appointed in the terms of the trust or, if no person is so appointed, by a person appointed by the court;
(iii) Property of a trust authorized by this section may be applied only to its intended use, except to the extent the court determines that the value of the trust property exceeds the amount required for the intended use. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the trust, property not required for the intended use shall be distributed to the settlor, if then living, otherwise to the settlor's successors in interest;
(iv) No common law rule limiting the duration of noncharitable purpose trusts is in force in this state, and no common law rule of perpetuities that is otherwise in force in this state shall apply to noncharitable purpose trusts.
(i) A trust may be created for a noncharitable purpose without a definite or definitely ascertainable beneficiary or for a noncharitable but otherwise valid purpose to be selected by the trustee;
(ii) A trust authorized by this section may be enforced by a trust advisor, trust protector, person appointed in the terms of the trust or, if no person is so appointed, by a person appointed by the court;
(iii) Property of a trust authorized by this section may be applied only to its intended use, except to the extent the court determines that the value of the trust property exceeds the amount required for the intended use. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the trust, property not required for the intended use shall be distributed to the settlor, if then living, otherwise to the settlor's successors in interest;
(iv) No common law rule limiting the duration of noncharitable purpose trusts is in force in this state, and no common law rule of perpetuities that is otherwise in force in this state shall apply to noncharitable purpose trusts.
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