{"data":{"id":"us-mt/72-38-804","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"72-38-804","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 72. ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS","CHAPTER 38. MONTANA UNIFORM TRUST CODE","Part 8. Duties and Powers of Trustee"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0720/chapter_0380/part_0080/section_0040/0720-0380-0080-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:59:34Z","sha256":"9aec918127870195b70091226b2c96a6b158a644c2ead8f98b26b0d5e1faa75e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/72-38-803","next":"us-mt/72-38-805"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}