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This law was first created in 2017. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 592<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55584,"section_number":"64.2-779.16","catch_line":"Tax-related provisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-779.16\/"},{"id":84001,"section_number":"64.2-779.5","catch_line":"Notice; exercise of decanting power","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-779.5\/"},{"id":86465,"section_number":"64.2-779.6","catch_line":"Court involvement","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-779.6\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":274571,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54098,"identifier":"64.2-779.19","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8.1\/64.2-779.19","url":"\/64.2-779.19\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-779.19\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8.1\/64.2-779.19","dublin_core":{"Title":"Savings provision","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-779.19","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If exercise of the decanting power<\/span> would be effective under this article except that the second-trust instrument<\/span><\/span> in part does not comply with this article, the exercise of the power is effective and the following rules apply with respect to the income or principal of the second trust<\/span> attributable to the exercise of the power: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A provision in the second-trust instrument<\/span><\/span> which is not permitted under this article is void to the extent necessary to comply with this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A provision required by this article to be in the second-trust instrument<\/span><\/span> which is not contained in the instrument is deemed to be included in the instrument to the extent necessary to comply with this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a trustee<\/span> or other fiduciary<\/span> of a second trust<\/span> determines that subsection A applies to a prior exercise of the decanting power<\/span>, the fiduciary<\/span> shall take corrective action consistent with the fiduciary<\/span>’s duties. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSAVINGS PROVISION (\u00a7 64.2-779.19)\n\nA. If exercise of the decanting power would be effective under this article\nexcept that the second-trust instrument in part does not comply with this\narticle, the exercise of the power is effective and the following rules apply\nwith respect to the income or principal of the second trust attributable to the\nexercise of the power:\n\n 1. A provision in the second-trust instrument which is not permitted under\n this article is void to the extent necessary to comply with this article.\n\n 2. A provision required by this article to be in the second-trust instrument\n which is not contained in the instrument is deemed to be included in the\n instrument to the extent necessary to comply with this article.\n\nB. If a trustee or other fiduciary of a second trust determines that subsection\nA applies to a prior exercise of the decanting power, the fiduciary shall take\ncorrective action consistent with the fiduciary’s duties.\n\nHISTORY: 2017, c. 592.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}