| Subsection 2, paragraph H has been changed by adding the word |
"qualified" before "beneficiary". The change is consistent with |
section 813, subsection 1, which, as adopted in Maine, requires |
that a trustee respond to a "qualified beneficiary's" request for |
trustee's reports and other information reasonably related to the |
administration of a trust. Notwithstanding the trustee's duty |
under section 813, subsection 2, paragraphs B and C to provide |
qualified beneficiaries with notice of certain information about |
the trust, under subsection 105, subsection 2, paragraph H a |
settlor may, by the terms of the trust, prohibit the trustee from |
notifying a qualified beneficiary who has not yet attained 25 |
years of age, of the existence of the trust, of the identity of |
the trustee and of the qualified beneficiary's right to request |
trustee reports. However, once a qualified beneficiary attains |
25 years of age, the only way the qualified beneficiary may be |
"kept in the dark" as to the existence of the trust is for the |
settlor to name a person or persons to receive trustee reports on |
behalf of the qualified beneficiary as provided in subsection 3. |
The "protector" named in subsection 3 must act in good faith to |
protect the interests of the qualified beneficiary on whose |
behalf the protector is receiving trust information. Subsection 3 |
is not a uniform provision of the Uniform Trust Code. Maine |
added subsection 3 as a means to provide settlors with an option |
to prevent disclosure of the existence of the trust and details |
of the trust administration to |