{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1306.03","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-1306.03","heading":"Settlor’s powers; powers of withdrawal.","body":"(a)\nWhile a trust is revocable, rights of the beneficiaries are subject to the control of, and the duties of the trustee are owed exclusively to, the settlor.\n\n(b)\nWhile a trust is not revocable, for so long as a person has a currently exercisable power of withdrawal over the entire principal of the trust, the duties of a trustee are owed exclusively to such person.\n\n(c)\nWhile a trust is revocable and a settlor does not have the capacity to revoke the trust, a beneficiary shall have the right to enforce the settlor’s intent to benefit the beneficiary during the settlor’s incapacity.\n\n(d)\nWhile a trust is revocable, the trustee may follow a direction of the settlor that is contrary to the terms of the trust.","path":["Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]","Chapter 13. Uniform Trust Code.","Subchapter VI. Revocable Trusts."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/19-1306.03","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"0195d45ce17fa08ef912140d4344dbc4ae35ed660443d8efe6385535888b7b67","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1306.02","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1306.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}