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Cal. Prob. Code § 16618 — California Uniform Directed Trust Act

Cal. Prob. Code § 16618

Type
Statute
Source
California Probate Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2024-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(a) (1) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, a trustee does not have a duty to do either of the following:

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Cal. Prob. Code § 16618 — California Uniform Directed Trust Act is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(a) (1) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, a trustee does not have a duty to do either of the following:

(A) Monitor a trust director.

(B) Inform or give advice to a settlor, beneficiary, trustee, or trust director concerning an instance in which the trustee might have acted differently than the trust director.

(2) By taking an action described in paragraph (1), a trustee does not assume the duty excluded by paragraph (1).

(b) (1) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, a trust director does not have a duty to do either of the following:

(A) Monitor a trustee or another trust director.

(B) Inform or give advice to a settlor, beneficiary, trustee, or another trust director concerning an instance in which the trust director might have acted differently than a trustee or another trust director.

(2) By taking an action described in paragraph (1), a trust director does not assume the duty excluded by paragraph (1).