No duty to monitor, inform, or advise (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 subdivision (1) of this subsection, a trustee does not assume the duty excluded by subdivision (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 subdivision (1) of this subsection, a trust director does not assume the duty excluded by subdivision (1) of this subsection. (Added 2023, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 13, 2024.)
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