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An Act to Amend Titles 6 and 12 of the Delaware Code Relating to Decedents’ Estates and Trusts.

It became law on Jun 30, 2021.

DE HB 164 · House Bill · 151

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Became law
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Latest action
Jun 30, 2021

What it does

Section 1 of the Act amends subsection (b)(1) of section 12A-103 of Title 6 to remove a reference to testamentary trusts that is either a redundancy or otherwise might conflict with new section 3550 of Title 12 (which is a part of the Act). Section 2 of the Act addresses statutes under Chapter 33 of Title 12 and (i) amends section 3315(b) to make clear that a discretionary interest in a trust is not a property right and to define more clearly what constitutes a discretionary interest, and also to make clear that these clarifications do not affect the standard of review applicable to the discretion of a trustee or other fiduciary; (ii) amends section 3326 to expand its application to the…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

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    Jun 30, 2021

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 6 AND 12 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DECEDENTS’ ESTATES AND TRUSTS. | 52