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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>84830</law_id><section_number>64.2-728</section_number><catch_line>Modification or termination of trust; proceedings for approval or disapproval</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>64.2-703</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="64.2">Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Trusts</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="7">Uniform Trust Code</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="4">Creation, Validity, Modification, and Termination of Trust</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> In addition to the methods of termination prescribed by &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Modification or termination of noncharitable irrevocable trust by consent" href="/64.2-729/">64.2-729</a> through <a class="law" title="Modification or termination of uneconomic trust" href="/64.2-732/">64.2-732</a>, a trust terminates to the extent the trust is revoked or expires pursuant to its terms, no purpose of the trust remains to be achieved, or the purposes of the trust have become unlawful, contrary to public policy, or impossible to achieve. <a id="paragraph-303944" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-728/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> A proceeding to approve or disapprove a proposed modification or termination under &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Modification or termination of noncharitable irrevocable trust by consent" href="/64.2-729/">64.2-729</a> through <a class="law" title="Modification to achieve settlor's tax objectives" href="/64.2-734/">64.2-734</a>, or trust combination or division under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Combination and division of trusts" href="/64.2-735/">64.2-735</a>, may be commenced by a <span class="dictionary">trustee</span> or <span class="dictionary">beneficiary</span>. The settlor of a <span class="dictionary">charitable trust</span> may maintain a proceeding to modify the trust under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Cy pres" href="/64.2-731/">64.2-731</a>. <a id="paragraph-303945" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-728/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2005, c. 935, &#xA7; 55-544.10; 2012, c. 614.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
