{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-58a-807","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 58a-807","heading":"Delegation by trustee.","body":"(a) A trustee may delegate duties and powers, other than investment and management functions, that a prudent trustee of comparable skills could properly delegate under the circumstances. The trustee shall exercise reasonable care, skill, and caution in:\n(1) Selecting an agent;\n(2) establishing the scope and terms of the delegation, consistent with the purposes and terms of the trust; and\n(3) periodically reviewing the agent's actions in order to monitor the agent's performance and compliance with the terms of the delegation.\n(b) A trustee may delegate investment and management functions in accord with K.S.A. 58-24a01 et seq., and amendments thereto.\n(c) In performing a delegated function, an agent owes a duty to the trust to exercise reasonable care to comply with the terms of the delegation.\n(d) A trustee who complies with subsection (a) is not liable to the beneficiaries or to the trust for an action of the agent to whom the function was delegated.\n(e) By accepting a delegation of powers or duties from the trustee of a trust that is subject to the law of this state, an agent submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state.","path":["Chapter 58a.—KANSAS UNIFORM TRUST CODE","Article 8.—DUTIES AND POWERS OF TRUSTEE"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58a/058a_008_0007.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-15T07:00:58Z","sha256":"906dfe21deec6ded23c991762764582732ad63aa6aa16364c317d8742c452141","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-58a-806","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-58a-809"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}