North Dakota Code § 59-12-14

(414) Modification or termination of uneconomic trust
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1. After notice to the qualified beneficiaries, the trustee of a trust consisting of trust 
property having a total value less than one hundred thousand dollars may terminate 
the trust if the trustee concludes that the value of the trust property is insufficient to 
justify the cost of administration.
2. The court may modify or terminate a trust or remove the trustee and appoint a different 
trustee if the court determines that the value of the trust property is insufficient to justify 
the cost of 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.
4. This section does not apply to an easement for conservation or preservation.

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