The trustee has a duty to do the following:
(a) To keep the trust property separate from other property not subject to the trust.
(b) To see that the trust property is designated as property of the trust.
Cal. Prob. Code § 16009
Trustee’s Duties in General
Known as the Trust Law
The act spans §§ 15000–19403 (351 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 29 Cal. App. 4th 673 - Wen Chang v. Redding Bank of Commerce (1994)
Most recently applied in Fiduciary Trust International of California v. Klein (March 2017)
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.