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Mont. Code Ann. § 72-40-113

Duty and liability of directed trustee

Known as the Uniform Directed Trust Act

The act spans §§ 72–72 (19 sections).

En

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a directed trustee shall take reasonable action to comply with a trust director's exercise or nonexercise of a power of direction or further power under 72-40-110 (2)(a), and the trustee is not liable for the action.

(2) A directed trustee may not comply with a trust director's exercise or nonexercise of a power of direction or further power under 72-40-110 (2)(a) to the extent that by complying the trustee would engage in willful misconduct.

(3) An exercise of a power of direction under which a trust director may release a trustee or another trust director from liability for breach of trust is not effective if:

(a) the breach involved the trustee's or other director's willful misconduct;

(b) the release was induced by improper conduct of the trustee or other director in procuring the release; or

(c) at the time of the release, the director did not know the material facts relating to the breach.

(4) A directed trustee that has reasonable doubt about its duty under this section may petition the court for instructions.

(5) The terms of a trust may impose a duty or liability on a directed trustee in addition to the duties and liabilities under this section.

Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.