{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-779.32","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 64.2-779.32","heading":"Duty and liability of directed trustee","body":"A. Subject to subsection B, a directed trustee shall take reasonable action to comply with a trust director's exercise or nonexercise of a power of direction or further power under subdivision B 1 of § 64.2-779.29, and the trustee is not liable for the action.B. A directed trustee must not comply with a trust director's exercise or nonexercise of a power of direction or further power under subdivision B 1 of § 64.2-779.29 to the extent that by complying the trustee would engage in willful misconduct.C. An exercise of a power of direction under which a trust director may release a trustee or another trust director from liability for breach of trust is not effective if:1. The breach involved the trustee's or other trust director's willful misconduct;2. The release was induced by improper conduct of the trustee or other trust director in procuring that release; or3. At the time of the release, the trust director did not know the material facts relating to the breach.D. A directed trustee that has reasonable doubt about its duty under this section may petition the court for instructions.E. The terms of a trust may impose a duty or liability on a directed trustee in addition to the duties and liabilities under this section.2020, c. 768.","path":["Title 64.2. Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries","Subtitle III. Trusts","Chapter 7. Uniform Trust Code","Article 8.2. Uniform Directed Trust Act"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/64.2-779.32/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:14Z","sha256":"da110731b6ada79ef53e3e3952324d813ebae9a059fa7a7656d6f5aa380762b3","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-779.31","next":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-779.33"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}