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upon consent of the trustee or a person holding an adverse
interest.

 
Sec. 4. 18-B MRSA §103, sub-§12, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 618, Pt. A,
§1 and affected by §2, is amended to read:

 
12. Qualified beneficiary. "Qualified beneficiary" means a
living beneficiary who on the date the beneficiary's
qualification is determined:

 
A. Is a distributee or permissible distributee of trust
income or principal;

 
B. Would be a distributee or permissible distributee of
trust income or principal if the interests of the
distributees described in paragraph A terminated on that
date, but the termination of those interests would not cause
the trust to terminate; or

 
C. Would be a distributee or permissible distributee of
trust income or principal if the trust terminated on that
date.

 
"Qualified beneficiary" does not include a contingent distributee
or a contingent permissible distributee of trust income or
principal whose interest in the trust is not reasonably expected
to vest.

 
Sec. 5. 18-B MRSA §105, sub-§2, ¶¶H and I, as enacted by PL 2003, c.
618, Pt. A, §1 and affected by §2, are amended to read:

 
H. The Subject to subsection 3, the duty under section 813,
subsection 2, paragraphs B and C to notify qualified
beneficiaries of an irrevocable trust who have attained 25
years of age of the existence of the trust, of the identity
of the trustee and of their right to request trustee's
reports;

 
I. The Subject to subsection 3, the duty under section 813,
subsection 1 to respond to the request of a qualified
beneficiary of an irrevocable trust for trustee's reports
and other information reasonably related to the
administration of a trust;

 
Sec. 6. 18-B MRSA §105, sub-§3 is enacted to read:

 
3.__Waiver or modification.__The settlor, in the trust
instrument or in another writing delivered to the trustee, may
waive or modify the duties of a trustee under section 813,


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