Washington Trust Act

Overview

Sections covered

• RCW 11.98.002Definitions.
• RCW 11.98.005Trust situs and governing law.
• RCW 11.98.008Trust creation—Methods.
• RCW 11.98.009Application of chapter.2 cites
• RCW 11.98.011Trust creation—Requirements.1 cite
• RCW 11.98.012Trust creation—Other jurisdictions.
• RCW 11.98.013Trust creation—Allowable purposes.
• RCW 11.98.014Trust creation—Oral trusts.2 cites
• RCW 11.98.015Noncharitable trusts without ascertainable beneficiaries.
• RCW 11.98.016Exercise of powers by co-trustees.1 cite
• RCW 11.98.017Trusteeship—Accepting and declining—Powers without acceptance.
• RCW 11.98.019Relinquishment of powers by trustee.
• RCW 11.98.029Resignation of trustee.
• RCW 11.98.039Nonjudicial change of trustee—Judicial appointment or change of trustee—Liability and duties of successor fiduciary.7 cites
• RCW 11.98.041Change of trustee—Discharge of outgoing trustee, when.3 cites
• RCW 11.98.045Criteria for transfer of trust assets or administration.
• RCW 11.98.051Nonjudicial transfer of trust assets or administration—Notice—Consent required.1 cite
• RCW 11.98.055Judicial transfer of situs of trusts.
• RCW 11.98.060Power of successor trustee.
• RCW 11.98.065Change in form of corporate trustee.
• RCW 11.98.070Power of trustee.15 cites
• RCW 11.98.071Trustee's delegation of duties.
• RCW 11.98.072Trustee—Notification requirements.
• RCW 11.98.075Certification of trust.
• RCW 11.98.078Trustee duty of loyalty.2 cites
• RCW 11.98.080Consolidation of trusts.1 cite
• RCW 11.98.085Trustee—Breach of trust—Damages.
• RCW 11.98.100Nonliability for action or inaction based on lack of knowledge of events.
• RCW 11.98.105Nonliability of third persons without knowledge of breach.
• RCW 11.98.107Trustee exculpation.
• RCW 11.98.108Nonliability of trustee—Beneficiary's consent, release, or ratification.1 cite
• RCW 11.98.110Contract and tort liability.
• RCW 11.98.130Rule against perpetuities.2 cites
• RCW 11.98.140Distribution and vesting of assets.
• RCW 11.98.145Distribution upon termination.
• RCW 11.98.150Distribution of assets after one hundred fifty-year period.
• RCW 11.98.160Effective date of irrevocable inter vivos trust—Effective date of revocable inter vivos or testamentary trust.
• RCW 11.98.170Designation of trustee as beneficiary of life insurance policy or retirement plan—Determination of proper recipient of proceeds—Definitions—Beneficiary designations executed before January 1, 1985, not invalidated.
• RCW 11.98.200Beneficiary trustee—Limitations on power.
• RCW 11.98.210Beneficiary trustee—Disregard of provision conferring absolute or similar power—Power of removal.
• RCW 11.98.220Beneficiary trustee—Inferences of law—Judicial review.
• RCW 11.98.230Beneficiary trustee—Income under marital deduction—Spousal power of appointment.
• RCW 11.98.240Beneficiary trustee—Applicability—Exceptions—Election of exception—Cause of action.
• RCW 11.98.900Application of RCW 11.98.130 through 11.98.160—RCW 11.68.090 prevails.
• RCW 11.98.920Short title.
• RCW 11.98.930Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.