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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 36C-8B-25

  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3

(a) For the purposes of the laws of this State other than this Article and subject to subsection (b) of this section, a settlor of a first trust shall be deemed to be the settlor of the second trust with respect to the portion of the principal of the first trust subject to the exercise of the decanting power.

(b) In determining settlor intent with respect to a second trust, the intent of a settlor of the first trust, a settlor of the second trust, and the authorized fiduciary may be considered. (2017-121, s. 1.)