{"data":{"id":"us-de/12-del.-c.-3590","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"12 Del. C. § 3590","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 another person knowing that the other person is 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 their proper application.\n(d) A person other than a beneficiary who in good faith assists a former trustee or who for value and in good faith 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were still a trustee.\n(e) The protection provided by this section to persons assisting or dealing with a trustee is superseded by comparable protective provisions of other laws relating to commercial transactions or to the transfer of securities by fiduciaries.","path":["Title 12. Decedents’ Estates and Fiduciary Relations","Fiduciary Relations","CHAPTER 35. Trusts","Subchapter VII. Liability of Trustees and Rights of Persons Dealing With Trustee"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title12/c035/sc07/index.html#3590","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:16Z","sha256":"f71666fd4538cf4302cda80fbc12afec6408df7faf4870a04588682ce92c123d","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/12-del.-c.-3589","next":"us-de/12-del.-c.-3591"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}