{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-499yyy","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-499yyy","heading":"Protection of person dealing with trustee.","body":"(a) A person other than a beneficiary who in good faith assists a trustee, or who in good faith and for value deals with a trustee, without knowledge that the trustee is exceeding or improperly exercising the trustee's powers, is protected from liability as if the trustee properly exercised the power.\n(b) A person other than a beneficiary who in good faith deals with a trustee is not required to inquire into the extent of the trustee's powers or the propriety of their exercise.\n(c) A person who in good faith delivers assets to a trustee need not ensure the proper application of such assets.\n(d) A person other than a beneficiary who in good faith assists a former trustee, or who in good faith and for value deals with a former trustee, without knowledge that the trusteeship has terminated, is protected from liability as if the former trustee were still a trustee.\n(e) Comparable protective provisions of other laws relating to commercial transactions or transfer of securities by fiduciaries prevail over the protection provided by this section.","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-499yyy","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":"79d3cc222d7f0ffba2db9f2ec72e528ea9d3a1cb531be7c42513e9013e01d9a5","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-499xxx","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-499zzz"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}