{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44d-10-1007","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 44D-10-1007","heading":"Event affecting administration or distribution.","body":"If the happening of an event, including, but not limited to, marriage, divorce, performance of educational requirements, attaining a specific age or death, affects the administration or distribution of a trust, a trustee who has exercised reasonable care to ascertain the happening of the event is not liable for a loss resulting from the trustee's lack of knowledge.","path":["CHAPTER 44D. UNIFORM TRUST CODE.","ARTICLE 10. LIABILITY OF TRUSTEES AND RIGHTS OF PERSONS DEALING WITH TRUSTEE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/44D-10-1007/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:42Z","sha256":"4219ad9af9b0c74f85f33a7ddc6da000b094e179f08c303b866ff70a398c225a","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44d-10-1006","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44d-10-1008"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}