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Va. Code § 64.2-779.32: Duty and liability of directed trustee

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 64.2. Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries
  2. Subtitle III. Trusts
  3. Chapter 7. Uniform Trust Code
  4. Article 8.2. Uniform Directed Trust Act

A. Subject to subsection B, 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 subdivision B 1 of § 64.2-779.29, and the trustee is not liable for the action.B. A directed trustee must not comply with a trust director's exercise or nonexercise of a power of direction or further power under subdivision B 1 of § 64.2-779.29 to the extent that by complying the trustee would engage in willful misconduct.C. 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:1. The breach involved the trustee's or other trust director's willful misconduct;2. The release was induced by improper conduct of the trustee or other trust director in procuring that release; or3. At the time of the release, the trust director did not know the material facts relating to the breach.D. A directed trustee that has reasonable doubt about its duty under this section may petition the court for instructions.E. 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.2020, c. 768.

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