§405. Charitable purposes; enforcement

1.__Purposes.__A charitable trust may be created for the relief of poverty; the advancement of education or religion; the promotion of health; governmental or municipal purposes; or other purposes the achievement of which is beneficial to the community.

2.__Selection by court.__If the terms of a charitable trust do not indicate a particular charitable purpose or beneficiary, the court may select one or more charitable purposes or beneficiaries.__The selection must be consistent with the settlor's intention to the extent it can be ascertained.

3.__Enforcement.__The settlor of a charitable trust, among others, may maintain a proceeding to enforce the trust.

§406. Creation of trust induced by fraud, duress or undue

influence

A trust is void to the extent its creation was induced by fraud, duress or undue influence.

§407. Evidence of oral trust

Except as required by a statute other than this Code, a trust need not be evidenced by a trust instrument, but the creation of an oral trust and its terms may be established only by clear and convincing evidence.

§408. Trust for care of animal

1.__To provide care for animal; termination.__A trust may be created to provide for the care of an animal alive during the settlor's lifetime.__The trust terminates upon the death of the animal or, if the trust was created to provide for the care of more than one animal alive during the settlor's lifetime, upon the death of the last surviving animal.

2.__Enforcement.__A trust authorized by this section may be enforced by a person appointed in the terms of the trust or, if no person is so appointed, by a person appointed by the court.__A person having an interest in the welfare of the animal may request the court to appoint a person to enforce the trust or to remove a person appointed.