11-A-4.13 - Property not productive of income

§ 11-A-4.13 Property not productive of income    (a)  If  a gift tax or estate tax marital deduction is allowed for all  or part of a trust whose assets consist substantially of  property  that  does  not  provide  the spouse with sufficient income from or use of the  trust assets, and  if  the  amounts  that  the  trustee  transfers  from  principal to income under paragraph 11-2.3 (b)(5) and distributes to the  spouse   from   principal  pursuant  to  the  terms  of  the  trust  are  insufficient  to  provide  the  spouse  with  the  beneficial  enjoyment  required  to  obtain  the  marital deduction, the spouse may require the  trustee to make property productive of income, convert property within a  reasonable time, or exercise the power  conferred  by  paragraph  11-2.3  (b)(5). The trustee may decide which action or combination of actions to  take.    (b)  In cases not governed by paragraph (a), proceeds from the sale or  other disposition of an asset are principal without regard to the amount  of income the asset produces during any accounting period.