Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7402

Current through Public Act 171 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 700.7402 - Creating trust; requirements
(1) A trust is created only if all of the following apply:
(a) The settlor has capacity to create a trust.
(b) The settlor indicates an intention to create the trust.
(c) The trust has a definite beneficiary or is either of the following:
(i) A charitable trust.
(ii) A trust for a noncharitable purpose under section 7409 or a trust for the care of an animal under section 7408.
(d) The trustee has duties to perform.
(e) The same person is not the sole trustee and sole beneficiary.
(2) A trust beneficiary is definite if the trust beneficiary can be ascertained now or in the future, subject to any applicable rule against perpetuities.
(3) A power in a trustee to select a trust beneficiary from an indefinite class is valid only in a charitable trust.

MCL 700.7402

Amended by 2024, Act 1,s 32, eff. 2/21/2024.
Amended by 2009, Act 46,s 66 , eff. 4/1/2010.
1998, Act 386, Eff. 4/1/2000.