{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44-6c-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 44-6C-1","heading":"Prudent investor rule.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a trustee who invests and manages trust assets owes a duty to the beneficiaries of the trust to comply with the prudent investor rule set forth in this article.\n(b) The prudent investor rule, a default rule, may be expanded, restricted, eliminated or otherwise altered by the provisions of a trust instrument. A trustee is not liable to a beneficiary to the extent that the trustee acted in reasonable reliance on the provisions of the trust instrument.","path":["CHAPTER 44. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES AND TRUSTS.","ARTICLE 6C. UNIFORM PRUDENT INVESTOR ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/44-6C-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:34Z","sha256":"bb0fd6d1f8300b1ca8ac3ba7e6f5afdf9f2607aae1ab61fce5a7f0d85e9d0b6b","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44-6b-12","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44-6c-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}