Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 501C.0202 (2026)

Subject Matter Of Judicial Proceedings

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A judicial proceeding, whether filed by petition under the district court's in rem or in personam jurisdiction, involving a trust may relate to one or more of the following matters:

(1) to confirm an action taken by a trustee;

(2) upon the filing of an account, to settle and allow the account;

(3) to determine the persons having an interest in the income or principal of the trust and the nature and extent of their interests;

(4) to construe, interpret, or reform the terms of a trust, or authorize a deviation from the terms of a trust, including a proceeding involving section 501B.31;

(5) to approve payment of the trustee's, attorney, or accountant fees, or any other fees to be charged against the trust;

(6) to confirm the appointment of a trustee;

(7) to accept a trustee's resignation and discharge the trustee from the trust as provided in section 501C.0705;

(8) to require a trustee to account;

(9) to remove a trustee as provided in section 501C.0706;

(10) to appoint a successor trustee when required by the terms of the trust instrument or when by reason of death, resignation, removal, or other cause there is no acting trustee;

(11) to appoint an additional trustee or special fiduciary whether or not a vacancy in trusteeship exists as provided in section 501C.0704;

(12) to confirm an act taken by a person with respect to a trust while there was no acting trustee or otherwise in compliance with section 501C.0701;

(13) to subject a trust to or remove a trust from continuing court supervision under section 501C.0205;

(14) to mortgage, lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of real property held by the trustee notwithstanding any contrary provision of the trust instrument;

(15) to suspend the powers and duties of a trustee in military service or war service, in accordance with section 525.95, and to order further action authorized in that section;

(16) to secure compliance with the provisions of sections 501B.33 to 501B.45, in accordance with section 501B.41, relating to charitable trusts;

(17) to determine the validity of a disclaimer under sections 524.2-1101 to 524.2-1116;

(18) to transfer the trust's principal place of administration as provided in section 501C.0108;

(19) to redress a breach of trust;

(20) to terminate a trust;

(21) to divide a trust or to merge two or more trusts as provided in section 501C.0417;

(22) to approve a nonjudicial settlement as provided in section 501C.0111;

(23) to approve, modify, or object to a proposed trust decanting as provided in section 502.851; or

(24) to instruct the trustee regarding any matter involving the trust's administration or the discharge of the trustee's duties, including a request for instructions and an action to declare rights.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2020–2026 · leading case: Greene v. Simpson (D. Minnesota 2025).
Greene v. Simpson (D. Minnesota 2025). · cites it 4× “§ 1367 ; and (4) three Minnesota statutes, Minn. Stat. §§ 501C.0202, 501C.0605, and 501C.”
In the Matter of the Trust Created Under Agreement by & Between Janet E. Johnson, Settlor, & Paul Johnson, ... (Minn. 2025). · cites it 4× “0201; see Minn. Stat. § 501C.0202 (specifying the matters to which a petition may relate).”
In RE: The Matter of the Irrevocable Trust of Myron E. Childs, dated November 2, 2000 (Minn. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 4× “for those matters specified in section 501C.0202.” Minn. Stat. § 501C.0201(a).”
McCampbell v. McCampbell (D. Minnesota 2020). · cites it 2× “) David and Julie bring four counterclaims pursuant to the Minnesota Trust Code, Minn. Stat. §§ 501C.0202 et. seq, against Martha and the same claims against Julie, Richard, Mary, and Sheila in a Third-Party Complaint.”
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