{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-456.8-815","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 456.8-815","heading":"General powers of trustee.","body":"1. A trustee, without authorization by the court, may exercise:\n(1) powers conferred by the terms of the trust; and\n(2) except as limited by the terms of the trust:\n(a) all powers over the trust property which an unmarried competent owner has over individually owned property;\n(b) any other powers appropriate to achieve the proper investment, management, and distribution of the trust property; and\n(c) any other powers conferred by sections 456.1-101 to 456.11-1106.\n2. The exercise of a power is subject to the fiduciary duties prescribed by section 456.8-801 to 456.8-814.","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=456.8-815","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"6e8bf056a705f91b5046e1ccf8132ce5a18ca8b607fe154bd5e86cb367dafc7c","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-456.8-814","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-456.8-816"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}