D.C. Code § 19-2111: 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 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.