D.C. Code § 19-2111

No duty to monitor, inform, or advise.

Year: 2026Length: 166 wordsOfficial source
(a) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise: (1) A trustee does not have a duty to: (A) Monitor a trust director; or (B) Inform or give advice to a settlor, beneficiary, trustee, or trust director concerning an instance in which the trustee might have acted differently than the director; and (2) By taking an action described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, a trustee does not assume the duty excluded by paragraph (1) of this subsection. (b) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise: (1) A trust director does not have a duty to: (A) Monitor a trustee or another trust director; or (B) Inform or give advice to a settlor, beneficiary, trustee, or another trust director concerning an instance in which the director might have acted differently than a trustee or another trust director; and (2) By taking an action described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, a trust director does not assume the duty excluded by paragraph (1) of this subsection.
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