(a) Validity.--A spendthrift provision is valid only if it restrains both voluntary and involuntary transfer of a beneficiary's interest. (b) Creation.--A term of a trust providing that the interest of a beneficiary is held subject to a 'spendthrift trust,' or words of similar import, is sufficient to restrain both voluntary and involuntary transfer of the beneficiary's interest. (c) Effect.--A beneficiary may not transfer an interest in a trust in violation of a valid spendthrift provision. Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, a creditor or assignee of the beneficiary of a spendthrift trust may not reach the interest or a distribution by the trustee before its receipt by the beneficiary. (July 15, 2024, P.L.786, No.64, eff. 90 days) 2024 Amendment. Act 64 amended subsec. (b). See section 11 of Act 64 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to Uniform Trust Code.
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