{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1307.08","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-1307.08","heading":"Compensation of trustee.","body":"(a)\nIf the terms of a trust do not specify the trustee’s compensation, a trustee is entitled to compensation that is reasonable under the circumstances.\n\n(b)\nIf the terms of a trust specify the trustee’s compensation, the trustee is entitled to be compensated as specified, but the court may allow more or less compensation if:\n(1)\nThe duties of the trustee are substantially different from those contemplated when the trust was created; or\n(2)\nThe compensation specified by the terms of the trust would be unreasonably low or high.","path":["Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]","Chapter 13. Uniform Trust Code.","Subchapter VII. Office of Trustee."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/19-1307.08","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"eea8ff7f008a5952fcb5843cbc249763b3dbe62dfbb64f584899f9b990f91a3b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1307.07","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1307.09"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}