{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-541a","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-541a","heading":"Prudent investor rule.","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a trustee who invests and manages trust assets owes a duty to the beneficiaries of the trust to comply with the prudent investor rule, as set forth in sections 45a-541 to 45a-541l, inclusive.\n(b) The prudent investor rule is a default rule that may be expanded, restricted, eliminated or otherwise altered by provisions of the trust. A trustee is not liable to a beneficiary to the extent that the trustee acted in reasonable reliance on provisions of the trust.","path":["TITLE 45a. PROBATE COURTS AND PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 802c*. TRUSTS","PART VII. CONNECTICUT UNIFORM PRUDENT INVESTOR ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_802c.htm#sec_45a-541a","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":"619fb939a2e28fb8f87a6c07a0d044810c7bb69593d6bde62f458b2def03ba3f","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-541","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-541b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}