North Dakota Code § 59-12-12

(412) Modification or termination because of unanticipated circumstances
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or inability to administer trust effectively.
1. Upon petition by the trustee, the attorney general, or an interested party other than the 
settlor, the court may modify the administrative or dispositive terms of a trust or 
terminate the trust if, because of circumstances not anticipated by the settlor, 
modification or termination will further the purposes of the trust. To the extent 
practicable, the modification must be made in accordance with the settlor's probable 
intention.
2. The court may modify the administrative terms of a trust if continuation of the trust on 
its existing terms would be impracticable or wasteful or impair the trust's 
administration.
3. Upon termination of a trust under this section, the trustee shall distribute the trust 
property in a manner consistent with the purposes of the trust.

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