Reliance on trust instrument

  1. Law
  2. District of Columbia Code
  3. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]
  4. Uniform Trust Code
  5. Liability of Trustees and Rights of Persons Dealing with Trustee
  6. Reliance on trust instrument

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A trustee who acts in reasonable reliance on the terms of the trust as expressed in the trust instrument is not liable to a beneficiary for a breach of trust to the extent the breach resulted from the reliance.

(Mar. 10, 2004, D.C. Law 15-104, § 2(b), 51 DCR 208.)

Editor's Notes

Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 1006 of the Uniform Trust Code.


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