{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-69","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:31-69","heading":"General powers of trustee.","body":"General Powers of Trustee.\na.\tExcept as limited by section 1 of P.L.1996, c.41 (C.3B:11-4.1) and other express statutory restrictions, a trustee, without authorization by the court, may exercise:\n(1)\tpowers conferred by the terms of the trust; or\n(2)\texcept as limited by the terms of the trust:\n(a)\tall powers over the trust property which an unmarried competent owner has over  individually owned property;\n(b)\tany other powers appropriate to achieve the proper investment, management, and distribution of the trust property; and\n(c)\tany other powers conferred by this act and by Title 3B of the New Jersey Statutes.\nb.\tThe exercise of a power is subject to the fiduciary duties prescribed by this act and by Title 3B of the New Jersey Statutes.\nL.2015, c.276, s.1.","path":["TITLE 3B ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES--DECEDENTS AND OTHERS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"af53d1f5c8283869314c2ad3c1f65720a9019a71f2367aa33df649bd6db9f6e0","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-68","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-31-70"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}