A provision in the terms of a charitable trust that would result in distribution of the trust property to a noncharitable beneficiary prevails over the power of the court under section 45a-499gg to apply cy pres to modify or terminate the trust only if, when the provision takes effect: (1) Except as provided in section 45a-505, the trust property is to revert to the settlor and the settlor is living; or (2) fewer than twenty-one years have elapsed since the date of the trust's creation.(P.A. 19-137, S. 34.)History: P.A. 19-137 effective January 1, 2020. A provision in the terms of a charitable trust that would result in distribution of the trust property to a noncharitable beneficiary prevails over the power of the court under section 45a-499gg to apply cy pres to modify or terminate the trust only if, when the provision takes effect: (1) Except as provided in section 45a-505, the trust property is to revert to the settlor and the settlor is living; or (2) fewer than twenty-one years have elapsed since the date of the trust's creation.(P.A. 19-137, S. 34.)History: P.A. 19-137 effective January 1, 2020.
Connecticut Legal Code
§ 45a-499hh
Connecticut Title 45a — Connecticut law
Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_802c.htm#sec_45a-499hh· Version 2026