| Subsection 2, paragraph H has been changed by adding the word |
| "qualified" before "beneficiary". The change is consistent with |
| section 813, subsection 1, which, as adopted in Maine, requires |
| that a trustee respond to a "qualified beneficiary's" request for |
| trustee's reports and other information reasonably related to the |
| administration of a trust. Notwithstanding the trustee's duty |
| under section 813, subsection 2, paragraphs B and C to provide |
| qualified beneficiaries with notice of certain information about |
| the trust, under subsection 105, subsection 2, paragraph H a |
| settlor may, by the terms of the trust, prohibit the trustee from |
| notifying a qualified beneficiary who has not yet attained 25 |
| years of age, of the existence of the trust, of the identity of |
| the trustee and of the qualified beneficiary's right to request |
| trustee reports. However, once a qualified beneficiary attains |
| 25 years of age, the only way the qualified beneficiary may be |
| "kept in the dark" as to the existence of the trust is for the |
| settlor to name a person or persons to receive trustee reports on |
| behalf of the qualified beneficiary as provided in subsection 3. |
| The "protector" named in subsection 3 must act in good faith to |
| protect the interests of the qualified beneficiary on whose |
| behalf the protector is receiving trust information. Subsection 3 |
| is not a uniform provision of the Uniform Trust Code. Maine |
| added subsection 3 as a means to provide settlors with an option |
| to prevent disclosure of the existence of the trust and details |
| of the trust administration to |