{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-779.34","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 64.2-779.34","heading":"No duty to monitor, inform, or advise","body":"A. Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise:1. A trustee does not have a duty to:a. Monitor a trust director; orb. Inform or give advice to a settlor, beneficiary, trustee, or trust director concerning an instance in which the trustee might have acted differently than the trust director; and2. By taking an action described in subdivision 1, a trustee does not assume the duty excluded by subdivision 1.B. Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise:1. A trust director does not have a duty to:a. Monitor a trustee or another trust director; orb. Inform or give advice to a settlor, beneficiary, trustee, or another trust director concerning an instance in which the trust director might have acted differently than a trustee or another trust director; and2. By taking an action described in subdivision 1, a trust director does not assume the duty excluded by subdivision 1.2020, 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/64.2-779.34/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:14Z","sha256":"3b06f6876d87223ddf5d61f16c6bcc258e08e4cd823599636283fab46edefc2b","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-779.33","next":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-779.35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}