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KRS 386B.12-080: Duty and liability of directed trustee.

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    (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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