North Dakota Century Code Title 59. Trusts § 59-19-02. Application to existing relationships

a. Apply to all trusts created after July 31, 2007; and

b. Apply to all judicial proceedings concerning trusts which are commenced after July 31, 2007.

a. A trust created before August 1, 2007, may elect to be subject to chapters 59-09, 59-10, 59-11, 59-12, 59-13, 59-14, 59-15, 59-16, 59-17, 59-18, and 59-19; however, that trust must be in compliance with those chapters by August 1, 2009;

b. Any rule of construction or presumption provided in chapters 59-09, 59-10, 59-11, 59-12, 59-13, 59-14, 59-15, 59-16, 59-17, 59-18, and 59-19 applies to trust instruments executed before August 1, 2009, unless there is a clear indication of a contrary intent in the terms of the trust;

c. Chapters 59-09, 59-10, 59-11, 59-12, 59-13, 59-14, 59-15, 59-16, 59-17, 59-18, and 59-19 do not apply to judicial proceedings concerning trusts which are commenced before that date unless the court finds that application of a particular provision of these chapters would not substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the judicial proceedings or prejudice the rights of the parties, in which case the particular provision of these chapters applies and the superseded law does not apply; and

d. An act done before August 1, 2009, is not affected by chapters 59-09, 59-10, 59-11, 59-12, 59-13, 59-14, 59-15, 59-16, 59-17, 59-18, and 59-19.