{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-456.8-804","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 456.8-804","heading":"Prudent administration.","body":"A trustee shall administer the trust as a prudent person would, by considering the purposes, terms, distributional requirements, and other circumstances of the trust. In satisfying this standard, the trustee shall exercise reasonable care, skill, and caution.","path":["Title XXXI - TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY","Chapter 456 - Trusts and Trustees — The Uniform Trust Code"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=456.8-804","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"9aec918127870195b70091226b2c96a6b158a644c2ead8f98b26b0d5e1faa75e","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-456.8-803","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-456.8-805"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}