{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-499uuu","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-499uuu","heading":"Exculpation of trustee.","body":"(a) A term of a trust relieving a trustee of liability for breach of trust is unenforceable to the extent that it: (1) Relieves the trustee of liability for breach of trust committed in bad faith or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the trust or the interests of the beneficiaries; or (2) was inserted as the result of an abuse by the trustee of a fiduciary or confidential relationship to the settlor.\n(b) Except for terms intended to provide protection for carrying out a stated trust purpose, an exculpatory term drafted or caused to be drafted by the trustee is invalid as an abuse of a fiduciary or confidential relationship unless the trustee proves that the exculpatory term is fair under the circumstances and that its existence and contents were adequately communicated to the settlor.","path":["TITLE 45a. PROBATE COURTS AND PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 802c*. TRUSTS","PART IIa. CONNECTICUT UNIFORM TRUST CODE"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_802c.htm#sec_45a-499uuu","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:15Z","sha256":"c98bc2d4b9bd4bd98b0fbc460186de3e75dac495bb2c3f82fe6fab4db78dfe66","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-499ttt","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-499vvv"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}