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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">My recollection is
otherwise, at least concerning a material modification or
premature termination (from teaching Trusts & Estates as an
adjunction decades ago). I just now did a Google search and
confirmed my recollection:<br>
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</font>Source for the following passage:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://definitions.uslegal.com/c/claflin-doctrine/">http://definitions.uslegal.com/c/claflin-doctrine/</a><br>
<p>"In the U.S., the Claflin doctrine prohibits any modification or
termination of the trust if such change contravenes the clear
intent of the settler. The standard was set in the case Claflin v.
Claflin, 20 N.E. 454 (Mass. 1889), where a trust was established
for a testator’s son, with principal to be paid to the son at the
age of 30. Before attaining 30, the son sued to terminate the
trust pointing out that he was the sole beneficiary. The court
refused to permit termination on ground that it will violate the
intent of the testator. The court held that a testator has a right
to dispose of his own property with such restrictions and
limitations, not repugnant to law, as he sees fit, and his
intentions ought to be carried out unless they contravene some
positive rule of law or are against public policy.</p>
<p>Later cases amplified the Claflin rule so that even significant
changed circumstances would not serve as ground for trust
termination. Courts can terminate a testamentary trust only if: </p>
<p>1. All the beneficiaries consent, and </p>
<p>2. Termination would not be contrary to the purposes of the
trust."</p>
<br>
Doug Schafer, in Tacoma<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I seem to recall older case law (pre-TEDRA)
which permitted a trust document to be modified following the
trust creator’s death if the trustee and beneficiary(s) were
in full agreement on the modification. I reviewed Professor
Boxx’s law review article on recent trust law legislation but
failed to find any commentary on this issue. Perhaps one of
you has at your fingertips such common law authority. If so,
I would greatly appreciate it if you would share it with me.
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