{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-36c-8a-4.2","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-8A-4.2","heading":"Defenses in action against power holder.","body":"In an action against a power holder for breach of trust, the power holder may assert the same defenses that a trustee in a like position and under similar circumstances could assert in an action for breach of trust against the trustee, including the following:\n(1)\tReasonable reliance on the terms of a trust pursuant to G.S. 36C-9-901(b) and G.S. 36C-10-1006.\n(2)\tReasonable care in ascertaining the happening of an event affecting the administration or distribution of a trust pursuant to G.S. 36C-10-1007.\n(3)\tBeneficiary's consent, release, or ratification pursuant to G.S. 36C-10-1009. (2021-85, s. 2(c).)","path":["Chapter 36C. North Carolina Uniform Trust Code.","Article 8A. Powers, Duties, and Liability of a Power Holder Other Than a Trustee; Duty and Liability of a Trustee With Respect to Power Holder's Actions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_36C/GS_36C-8A-4.2.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:01:17Z","sha256":"d3211a5982189d78527bbdf92c5a1b13ece25399a662ff84f820e7cd30fa621c","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-36c-8a-4.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-36c-8a-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}