An exercise of the decanting power shall be made in a record signed by an authorized fiduciary. The signed record shall, directly or by reference to the notice required by § 64.2-779.5, identify the first trust and the second trust or trusts and state the property of the first trust being distributed to or held subject to the terms of each second trust and the property, if any, that remains in the first trust.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 64.2-779.7

  • Decanting power: means the power of an authorized fiduciary under the Uniform Trust Decanting Act (§ 64. See Virginia Code 64.2-701
  • First trust: means a trust over which an authorized fiduciary may exercise the decanting power. See Virginia Code 64.2-701
  • Property: means anything that may be the subject of ownership, whether real or personal, legal or equitable, or any interest therein. See Virginia Code 64.2-701
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Virginia Code 64.2-701
  • Second trust: means (i) a first trust after modification, including a restatement of the first trust, under the Uniform Trust Decanting Act (§ 64. See Virginia Code 64.2-701
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Virginia Code 64.2-701

2017, c. 592.