75-7-201. Court — Exclusive jurisdiction of trusts. (1) (a) The court has exclusive jurisdiction of proceedings initiated by interested parties concerning the internal affairs of trusts. (b) Proceedings which may be maintained under this section are those concerning: (i) the administration and distribution of trusts; (ii) the declaration of rights; and (iii) the determination of […]
75-7-202. Effect of administration in this state — Consent to jurisdiction. (1) The trustee submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state regarding any matter involving the trust if the trustee acts as trustee of a trust administered in this state. (2) To the extent of the beneficial interests in a trust […]
75-7-203. Subject matter jurisdiction. (1) The district court has exclusive jurisdiction of proceedings in this state brought by a trustee or beneficiary concerning the administration of a trust. (2) The district court has concurrent jurisdiction with other courts of this state of other proceedings involving a trust. (3) This section does not preclude judicial or […]
75-7-204. Trust proceedings — Dismissal of matters relating to foreign trusts. (1) The court may not, over the objection of a party, entertain proceedings under Section 75-7-201 involving a trust which: (a) is under the continuing supervision of a foreign court; (b) is registered in another state; or (c) has a fiduciary which transacts a […]
75-7-205. Venue. (1) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (2), venue for a judicial proceeding involving a trust is in the county in which the trust’s principal place of administration is or will be located and, if the trust is created by will and the estate is not yet closed, in the county in which […]
