{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-16202","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 16202","heading":"","body":"The grant of a power to a trustee, whether by the trust instrument, by statute, or by the court, does not in itself require or permit the exercise of the power. The exercise of a power by a trustee is subject to the trustee’s fiduciary duties.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 9. TRUST LAW [15000. - 19530.]","PART 4. TRUST ADMINISTRATION [16000. - 16632.]","CHAPTER 2. Powers of Trustees [16200. - 16249.]","ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [16200. - 16203.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"2fafec1a46ded8e2663b96ab413766825b26f161a798d24e6dcc044cac6e6137","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-16201","next":"us-ca/prob-16203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}