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§ 45a-499gg

Connecticut Title 45a — Connecticut law

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Except as otherwise provided in section 45a-499hh, if a particular charitable purpose becomes unlawful, impracticable, impossible to achieve or wasteful: (1) The trust does not fail, in whole or in part; (2) the trust property does not revert to the settlor or the settlor's successors in interest; and (3) the court may apply cy pres to modify or terminate the trust, subject to section 45a-520, by directing that the trust property be applied or distributed, in whole or in part, in a manner consistent with the settlor's charitable purposes.(P.A. 19-137, S. 33; P.A. 21-39, S. 4.)History: P.A. 19-137 effective January 1, 2020; P.A. 21-39 amended Subdiv. (3) to add 'subject to section 45a-520,', effective January 1, 2022.

Except as otherwise provided in section 45a-499hh, if a particular charitable purpose becomes unlawful, impracticable, impossible to achieve or wasteful: (1) The trust does not fail, in whole or in part; (2) the trust property does not revert to the settlor or the settlor's successors in interest; and (3) the court may apply cy pres to modify or terminate the trust, subject to section 45a-520, by directing that the trust property be applied or distributed, in whole or in part, in a manner consistent with the settlor's charitable purposes.(P.A. 19-137, S. 33; P.A. 21-39, S. 4.)History: P.A. 19-137 effective January 1, 2020; P.A. 21-39 amended Subdiv. (3) to add 'subject to section 45a-520,', effective January 1, 2022.

Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_802c.htm#sec_45a-499gg· Version 2026