{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-7-1008","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 62-7-1008","heading":"Exculpation of trustee.","body":"A term of a trust relieving a trustee of liability for breach of trust is unenforceable to the extent that it:\n(a) relieves the trustee of liability for breach of trust committed in bad faith or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the trust or the interests of the beneficiaries; or\n(b) was inserted as the result of an abuse by the trustee of a fiduciary or confidential relationship to the settlor.","path":["Title 62 - SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATE CODE","ARTICLE 7 South Carolina Trust Code","Part 10 Liability of Trustees and Rights of Persons Dealing With Trustee"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t62c007.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:08:54Z","sha256":"49b665ae1e503080cf55cf374a77304e9639750ce563f1eef91606867f7711ea","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-7-1007","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-7-1009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}