§ 501c-0105

501C.0105 DEFAULT AND MANDATORY RULES. (a) Except as otherwise provided in the terms of a trust, this chapter governs the duties and powers of a trustee, relations among trustees, and the rights and interests of a beneficiary. (b) The terms of a trust prevail over any provision of this chapter except: (1) the requirements for creating a trust; (2) the duty of a trustee to act in good faith and in accordance with the terms and purposes of the trust and the interests of the beneficiaries; (3) the requirement that a trust and its terms be for the benefit of its beneficiaries, and that the trust have a purpose that is lawful, not contrary to public policy, and possible to achieve; (4) the power of the court to modify or terminate a trust under sections 501C.0410 to 501C.0416; (5) the effect of a spendthrift provision and the rights of certain creditors and assignees to reach a trust as provided in sections 501C.0502 to 501C.0507; (6) the power of the court under section 501C.0702 to require, dispense with, or modify or terminate a bond; (7) the power of the court under section 501C.0708, paragraph (b), to adjust a trustee's compensation specified in the terms of the trust which is

quire, dispense with, or modify or terminate a bond; (7) the power of the court under section 501C.0708, paragraph (b), to adjust a trustee's compensation specified in the terms of the trust which is unreasonably low or high; (8) the effect of an exculpatory term under section 501C.1008; (9) the rights under sections 501C.1010 to 501C.1013 of a person other than a trustee or beneficiary; (10) periods of limitation for commencing a judicial proceeding; (11) the power of the court to take such action and exercise such jurisdiction as may be necessary in the interests of justice; and (12) the subject-matter jurisdiction of the court as provided in section 501C.0202 and venue for commencing a proceeding as provided in section 501C.0207, except as provided in section 501C.0102. History: 2015 c 5 art 1 s 5; 2019 c 50 art 1 s 123