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District of Columbia Code Division V. Local Business Affairs § 29-1206.06. Transfer of beneficial interest.

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) For the purposes of this section, “covered creditor” means a judgment creditor of a beneficial owner or a person to which a beneficial interest has been transferred by operation of law.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in the governing instrument, a beneficial interest in a statutory trust is freely transferable.

(c) The governing instrument may not limit the transferability of a beneficial interest if the same person is the sole trustee and sole beneficial owner.

(d) If a beneficial interest is not freely transferable by a beneficial owner such that a transferee may become a beneficial owner without further requirement except notice to the statutory trust, the following rules apply:

(1) On petition by a covered creditor, the Superior Court may authorize the petitioner to reach the beneficial owner's interest by attachment of present or future distributions to or for the benefit of the beneficial owner or by other means. The court may limit the award to relief that is appropriate under the circumstances.

(2) On petition by a covered creditor, to the extent a trustee has not complied with a standard of distribution provided in the governing instrument or has abused the trustee's discretion to make a distribution, the Superior Court:

(A) May order a distribution to the benefit of the petitioner; and

(B) If a distribution is ordered, shall direct the trustee to pay to the petitioner an equitable amount but not more than the amount the trustee would have been required to distribute to or for the benefit of the beneficial owner if the trustee had complied with the standard or had not abused the discretion.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - District of Columbia Code Division V. Local Business Affairs § 29-1206.06. Transfer of beneficial interest. - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/dc/division-v-local-business-affairs/dc-code-sect-29-1206-06/

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