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Code · Maine · Title 18-B: TRUSTS · Chapter 6: REVOCABLE TRUSTS

§603. Settlor's powers; powers of withdrawal

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1. Revocable trust. To the extent a trust is revocable, rights of the beneficiaries are subject to the control of, and the duties of the trustee are owed exclusively to, the settlor.
[PL 2019, c. 301, §3 (AMD).]
2. Rights of settlor of revocable trust. During the period the power may be exercised, the holder of a power of withdrawal has the rights of a settlor of a revocable trust under this section to the extent of the property subject to the power.
[PL 2003, c. 618, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 618, Pt. A, §2 (AFF).]
3. Revocable trust; direction of settlor. To the extent a trust is revocable by the settlor, the trustee may follow a direction of the settlor that is contrary to the terms of the trust. To the extent a trust is revocable by the settlor in conjunction with a person other than the trustee or person holding an adverse interest, the trustee may follow a direction of the settlor and the other person holding the power to revoke even if the direction is contrary to the terms of the trust.
[PL 2019, c. 301, §4 (NEW).]
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