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Ohio Rev. Code § 5804.10 (2026)

Termination of trust by revocation or by terms

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Effective:
January 1, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 416 - 126th General Assembly
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(A) In addition to the methods of termination prescribed by sections 5804.11 to 5804.14 of the Revised Code, a trust terminates to the extent the trust is revoked or expires pursuant to its terms, a court determines that no purpose of the trust remains to be achieved, or a court determines that the purposes of the trust have become unlawful or impossible to achieve.

(B) A trustee or beneficiary may commence a proceeding to approve or disapprove a proposed modification or termination under sections 5804.11 to 5804.16 of the Revised Code or to approve or disapprove a trust combination or division under section 5804.17 of the Revised Code. The settlor may commence a proceeding to approve or disapprove a proposed modification or termination under section 5804.11 of the Revised Code. The settlor of a charitable trust may maintain a proceeding to modify the trust under section 5804.13 of the Revised Code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2012–2018 · leading case: Kryder v. Kryder, 2012-Ohio-2280.
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Kryder v. Kryder, 2012-Ohio-2280. · cites it 8× “15, R.C. 5804.10 was intended to exclude all other persons from having authority to pursue those statutory claims.”
Brown v. Brown, 2017-Ohio-8938, 102 N.E.3d 72. · cites it 2× “80 at ¶ 40); see R.C. 5804.10(A). {¶ 16} In a separate document, the trial court set forth its Conclusions of Law based upon these findings, after giving the parties an opportunity to file their "exceptions" to the trial court's Findings of Fact and to brief the legal issues.”
Millstein v. Millstein, 2018-Ohio-2295. · cites it 4× “{¶14} Pursuant to R.C. 5804.10, only a trustee or beneficiary may commence a proceeding to approve or disapprove a proposed modification under R.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 5804.10(A): 1 case
Brown v. Brown, 2017-Ohio-8938, 102 N.E.3d 72. “80 at ¶ 40); see R.C. 5804.10(A). {¶ 16} In a separate document, the trial court set forth its Conclusions of Law based upon these findings, after giving the parties an opportunity to file their "exceptions" to the trial court's Findings of Fact and to brief the legal issues.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 5804.10(B): 1 case
Kryder v. Kryder, 2012-Ohio-2280. “15, R.C. 5804.10 was intended to exclude all other persons from having authority to pursue those statutory claims.”
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