Exculpation of trustee

1. Law
2. Mississippi Code
3. Trusts and Estates
4. Mississippi Uniform Trust Code
5. Liability of Trustees and Rights of Persons Dealing with Trustee
6. Exculpation of trustee

A provision of a trust relieving a trustee of liability for breach of trust is unenforceable to the extent that it:

1. Relieves the trustee of liability for breach of trust committed in bad faith or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the trust or the interests of the beneficiaries; or
2. Was inserted as the result of an abuse by the trustee of a fiduciary or confidential relationship to the settlor.

Except for provisions intended to provide protection for carrying out a stated purpose in the trust instrument, an exculpatory provision drafted or caused to be drafted by the trustee is invalid as an abuse of a fiduciary or confidential relationship unless the trustee proves that the exculpatory provision is fair under the circumstances and that its existence and contents were adequately communicated to the settlor.

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