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KRS 386B.7-030: Cotrustees.

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    (1) Cotrustees who are unable to reach a unanimous decision may act by majority

    decision.

    (2) If a vacancy occurs in a cotrusteeship, the remaining cotrustees may act for the

    trust.

    (3) Subject to KRS 386B.12 -110, a cotrustee shall participate in the performan ce of a

    trustee's function unless the cotrustee is unavailable to perform the function because

    of absence, illness, disqualification under other law, or other temporary incapacity

    or the cotrustee has properly delegated the performance of the function to a nother

    trustee.

    (4) If a cotrustee is unavailable to perform duties because of absence, illness,

    disqualification under other law, or other temporary incapacity, and prompt action

    is necessary to achieve the purposes of the trust or to avoid injury to the trust

    property, the remaining cotrustee or a majority of the remaining cotrustees may act

    for the trust.

    (5) A trustee may not delegate to a cotrustee the performance of a function the settlor

    reasonably expected the trustees to perform jointly. Unless a d elegation was

    irrevocable, a trustee may revoke a delegation previously made.

    (6) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (7) of this section, a trustee who does

    not join in an action of another trustee is not liable for the action.

    (7) Subject to KRS 386B.12-110, each trustee shall exercise reasonable care to:

    (a) Prevent a cotrustee from committing a breach of trust; and

    (b) Compel a cotrustee to redress a breach of trust.

    (8) A dissenting trustee who joins in an action at the direction of the majority of the

    trustees and who notified any cotrustee of the dissent at or before the time of the

    action is not liable for the action unless the action is a breach of trust.

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