New Hampshire Revised Statutes 564-B:4-413 – Cy Pres
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), if a particular charitable purpose becomes impossible, impracticable, illegal, obsolete, ineffective or prejudicial to the public interest to achieve:
(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) upon petition by a trustee, the director of charitable trusts or an interested person other than the settlor, the court may apply cy pres to modify or terminate the trust by directing that the trust property be applied or distributed, in whole or in part, to a charitable purpose that is useful to the community and fulfills as nearly as possible the general charitable intent of the settlor.
(b) 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 subsection (a) to apply cy pres to modify or terminate the trust only if, when the provision takes effect:
(1) the trust property is to revert to the settlor and the settlor is still living; or
(2) fewer than 21 years have elapsed since the date of the trust’s creation.
(1) the trust does not fail, in whole or in part;
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 564-B:4-413
- 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
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- petition: when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(2) the trust property does not revert to the settlor or the settlor’s successors in interest; and
(3) upon petition by a trustee, the director of charitable trusts or an interested person other than the settlor, the court may apply cy pres to modify or terminate the trust by directing that the trust property be applied or distributed, in whole or in part, to a charitable purpose that is useful to the community and fulfills as nearly as possible the general charitable intent of the settlor.
(b) 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 subsection (a) to apply cy pres to modify or terminate the trust only if, when the provision takes effect:
(1) the trust property is to revert to the settlor and the settlor is still living; or
(2) fewer than 21 years have elapsed since the date of the trust’s creation.