KRS 386B.12-080: Duty and liability of directed trustee.
Where this section sits in the code
(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, a directed trustee shall take reasonable
action to comply with a trust director's exercise or nonexercise of a power of
direction or further power under KRS 386B.12 -050(2)(a), and the trustee is not
liable for the action.
(2) A directed trustee shall not comply with a trust director's exercise or nonexercise of
a power of direction or further power under KRS 386B.12 -050 to the extent that by
complying, the trustee would engage in willful misconduct.
(3) An exercise of a power of direction under which a trust director may release a
trustee or another trust director from liability for breach of trust is not effective if:
(a) The breach involved the trustee's or other director's willful misconduct;
(b) The release was induced by improper conduct of the trustee or other director
in procuring the release; or
(c) At the time of the release, the director did not know the material facts relating
to the breach.
(4) A directed trustee that has reasonable doubt about its duty u nder this section may
petition a court with jurisdiction under Subchapter 2 of KRS Chapter 386B for
instructions.
(5) The terms of a trust may impose a duty or liability on a directed trustee in addition
to the duties and liabilities under this section.
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