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RSA 564-B:1-112 · Rules of Construction

Title
LVI: PROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES
Chapter
564-B · NEW HAMPSHIRE TRUST CODE
Status
current
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564-B:1-112 Rules of Construction. –

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(a)

The rules of construction that apply in this state to the interpretation of and disposition of property by will also apply as appropriate to the interpretation of the terms of a trust and the disposition of the trust property. For the purposes of this section, RSA 551:10 is not a rule of construction. RSA 551:10 shall not apply to any trust.

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(b)

In interpreting or construing the terms of a trust, the settlor's intent shall be sovereign to the extent that the settlor's intent is lawful, not contrary to public policy, and possible to achieve.

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(c)

For the purposes of determining the benefit of the beneficiaries, the settlor's intent as expressed in the terms of the trust shall be paramount. Source. 2004, 130:1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004. 2011, 243:8, eff. Sept. 11, 2011. 2015, 272:58, eff. Oct. 1, 2015. 2018, 120:2, eff. May 30, 2018.

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Source. 2004, 130:1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004. 2011, 243:8, eff. Sept. 11, 2011. 2015, 272:58, eff. Oct. 1, 2015. 2018, 120:2, eff. May 30, 2018.

Source history

  • 2004, 130:1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004
  • 2011, 243:8, eff. Sept. 11, 2011
  • 2015, 272:58, eff. Oct. 1, 2015
  • 2018, 120:2, eff. May 30, 2018

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  • 2025 HB88 amend

    housand Twenty Five AN ACT establishing community property trusts. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Article; Article 13 Community Property Trusts. Amend RSA 564-B by inserting after article 12 the following new article: Article 13 Community Property Trusts 564-B:13-1301 Short Title. This article shall be known as the "New Hampshire Community Property Trust Act of 2026."

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