§ 35-15-817. Distribution upon termination -- Petition for accounting.

TN Code § 35-15-817 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) Upon termination or partial termination of a trust, the trustee may send to the beneficiaries a proposal for distribution. The right of any beneficiary to object to the proposed distribution terminates if the beneficiary does not notify the trustee of an objection within thirty (30) days after the proposal was sent but only if the proposal informed the beneficiary of the right to object and of the time allowed for objection. For the purpose of determining the date a proposed distribution was sent, where exact confirmation is unavailable, it can be assumed it was received five (5) days after the date of mailing.

(b) Upon the occurrence of an event terminating or partially terminating a trust, the trustee shall proceed expeditiously to distribute the trust property to the persons entitled to it, subject to the right of the trustee to retain a reasonable reserve for the payment of debts, expenses, and taxes.

(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), any qualified beneficiary or trustee may petition the court for a final accounting covering a resigning or removed trustee's period of administration or the period since an accounting was last approved by the court as allowed under § 35-15-205.