Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7416 (2026)

Modification to achieve settlor's tax objectives; retroactive effect.

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ESTATES AND PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS CODE

Act 386 of 1998

700.7416 Modification to achieve settlor's tax objectives; retroactive effect.

Sec. 7416.

To achieve the settlor's tax objectives, the court may modify the terms of a trust in a manner that is not contrary to the settlor's probable intention. The court may provide that the modification has retroactive effect.

History: Add. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Jcp Trust V Peter E O'Dovero (Mich. Ct. App. 2022).

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Jcp Trust V Peter E O'Dovero (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “7412(2) provides, “The court may modify the administrative or dispositive terms of a trust or terminate the trust if, because of circumstances not anticipated by 13 Appellants also appear to assert that modification of the Trust was warranted under MCL 700.”

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