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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 564-B:12-1210

Employing Attorneys, Agents, and Other Persons

Known as the New Hampshire Trust Code

The act spans §§ 564-B:10-1001 to 564-B:9-907 (130 sections).

Source. 2017, 257:31, eff

(a) A trust advisor or trust protector shall have the power to employ any attorney or other person, even if the person is affiliated or associated with the trust advisor or trust protector, to advise the trust advisor or trust protector in the performance of the trust advisor's or trust protector's duties.

(b) To the extent consistent with the scope and nature of a trust advisor's or trust protector's powers and duties under the terms of the trust, the trust advisor or trust protector shall have the power to employ any agent or other person, even if the person is affiliated or associated with the trust advisor or trust protector, to assist the trust advisor or trust protector in the performance of the trust advisor's or trust protector's duties.

(c) The reasonable compensation of a person whom a trust advisor or trust protector employs under subsection (a) or (b) is an expense incurred in the administration of the trust.

Official source: New Hampshire General Court. Reproduced from public-domain New Hampshire statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.