Section 17351 Of Article 2. Removal Of Trusts From Continuing Court Jurisdiction From California Probate Code >> Division 9. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 2.
17351
. (a) If any of the trustees of a trust described in Section
17350 is a trust company, the trust shall be removed from continuing
court jurisdiction as provided in this section. Within six months
after the initial funding of the trust, the trustee shall give a
notice of removal of the trust from continuing court jurisdiction to
each beneficiary. Notice of removal shall be sent by registered or
certified mail or by first-class mail, but notice sent by first-class
mail is effective only if an acknowledgment of receipt of notice is
signed by the beneficiary and returned to the trustee.
(b) The notice of removal of the trust from continuing court
jurisdiction shall contain the following:
(1) A statement that as of January 1, 1983, the law was changed to
remove the necessity for continuing court jurisdiction over the
trust.
(2) A statement that Section 17200 of the Probate Code gives any
beneficiary the right to petition a court to determine important
matters relating to the administration of the trust.
(3) A copy of the text of Sections 17200 and 17201.
(4) A statement that each income beneficiary, as defined in
Section 16325, is entitled to an annual statement of the principal
and income receipts and disbursements of the trust and that any other
beneficiary is entitled to such information upon written request to
the trustee.
(5) The name and location of the court in the county in which it
is appropriate to file a petition pursuant to Section 17200, the name
and location of the court that had jurisdiction over the
administration of the decedent's estate, and a statement that it is
appropriate to file a petition pursuant to Section 17200 with either
court.
(c) The trustee shall file with the court that had jurisdiction
over the administration of the decedent's estate proof of giving
notice under this section within seven months after the initial
funding of the trust.