Minnesota Statutes 501C.0206 – Personal Jurisdiction Over Trustee and Beneficiary
(a) By accepting the trusteeship of a trust having its principal place of administration in this state or by moving the principal place of administration to this state, the trustee submits to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of this state regarding any matter involving the trust.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 501C.0206
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(b) With respect to their interests in the trust, the beneficiaries of a trust having its principal place of administration in this state are subject to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of this state regarding any matter involving the trust. By not releasing or disclaiming the beneficiary‘s beneficial interest in the trust, a beneficiary of a trust having its principal place of administration in this state submits to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of this state regarding any matter involving the trust.
(c) This section does not preclude other methods of obtaining personal jurisdiction over a trustee, beneficiary, or other person receiving property from the trust.