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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203E, § 1008

Exculpation of trustee

Known as the Massachusetts Uniform Trust Code

The act spans §§ 203E-1001 to 203E-817 (90 sections).

Exculpation of trustee

(a) A term of a trust relieving a trustee of liability for breach of trust shall be 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.

(b) An exculpatory term drafted or caused to be drafted by the trustee may be invalid as an abuse of a fiduciary or confidential relationship unless the trustee proves that its existence and contents were adequately communicated to the settlor.

Official source: Massachusetts Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Massachusetts statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.