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§ 46A-8-815 NMSA 1978

General powers of trustee

Laws 2003, ch. 122, § 8 -815; 2007, ch. 128, § 24.

A. A trustee, without authorization by the court, may exercise:

(1) powers conferred by the terms of the trust; and

(2) except as limited by the terms of the trust:

(a) all powers over the trust property that an unmarried competent owner has over individually owned property;

(b) any other powers appropriate to achieve the proper investment, management and distribution of the trust property; and

(c) any other powers conferred by the Uniform Trust Code [ 46A-1-101 NMSA 1978].

B. The exercise of a power is subject to the fiduciary duties prescribed by Chapter 46A, Article 8 NMSA 1978.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.