HRS §554D-412
Changing or Ending a Trust Due to Unexpected Events or Poor Management
A court can change or end a trust if something happens that the person who made the trust didn't expect, and the change would help achieve the trust's goals. The court tries to follow what the trust maker probably wanted. If running the trust as written becomes impractical or wasteful, the court can change how it's run. If the trust ends, the trustee must give out the trust's property in line with the trust's purpose.
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The statute, as written — Modification or termination because of unanticipated circumstances or inability to administer trust effectively
(a) The court may modify the administrative or dispositive terms of a trust or terminate the trust if, because of circumstances not anticipated by the settlor, modification or termination will further the purposes of the trust. To the extent practicable, the modification shall be made in accordance with the settlor's probable intention. (b) The court may modify the administrative terms of a trust if continuation of the trust on its existing terms would be impracticable or wasteful or impair the trust's administration. (c) Upon termination of a trust under this section, the trustee shall distribute the trust property in a manner consistent with the purposes of the trust.
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