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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) A devise may be made by a will to the trustee or trustees of a trust, regardless of the existence, size or character of the corpus of the trust, if:
(a) The trust is established or will be established by the testator, or by the testator and some other person or persons, or by some other person or persons;
(b) The trust is identified in the testator's will; and
(c) The terms of the trust are set forth in a written instrument, other than a will, executed before, concurrently with, or after the execution of the testator's will, or in the valid last will of a person who has predeceased the testator.
(2) The trust may be funded during the testator's lifetime or upon the testator's death by the testator's devise to the trustee or trustees. The trust may be a funded or unfunded life insurance trust, although the trustor has reserved any or all of the rights of ownership of the insurance contracts.
(3) The devise shall not be invalid because the trust:
(a) Is amendable or revocable, or both; or
(b) Was amended after the execution of the testator's will or after the death of the testator.
(4) Unless the testator's will provides otherwise, the property so devised:
(a) Shall not be considered to be held under a testamentary trust of the testator, but shall become a part of the trust to which it is given; and
(b) Shall be administered and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the instrument or will setting forth the terms of the trust, including any amendments thereto made before or after the death of the testator, regardless of whether made before or after the execution of the testator's will.
(5) Unless the testator's will provides otherwise, a revocation or termination of the trust before the death of the testator shall cause the devise to lapse.
(6) This section shall not be construed as providing an exclusive method for making devises to the trustee or trustees of a trust established otherwise than by the will of the testator making the devise.
(7) This section shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states that enact the same or similar provisions.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Probate Law § 112.265 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-12-probate-law/or-rev-st-sect-112-265/
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