CODE OF VIRGINIA MODIFICATION TO ACHIEVE SETTLOR’S TAX OBJECTIVES (§ 64.2-734) To achieve the settlor’s tax objectives, the court may modify the terms of a trust in a manner that is not contrary to the settlor’s probable intention. The court may provide that the modification has retroactive effect. HISTORY: 2005, c. 935, § 55-544.16; 2012, c. 614.