Current through the 2023 Regular Session
Section 72-38-105 - Default and mandatory rules(1) Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the trust, this chapter governs the duties and powers of a trustee, relations among trustees, and the rights and interests of a beneficiary.(2) The terms of a trust prevail over any provision of this chapter except: (a) the requirements for creating a trust;(b) subject to 72-40-113, 72-40-115, and 72-40-116, the duty of a trustee to act in good faith and in accordance with the terms and purposes of the trust and the interests of the beneficiaries;(c) the requirement that a trust and its terms be for the benefit of its beneficiaries and that the trust have a purpose that is lawful, not contrary to public policy, and possible to achieve;(d) the power of the court to modify or terminate a trust under 72-38-410 through 72-38-416;(e) the effect of a spendthrift provision;(f) the power of the court under 72-38-702 to require, dispense with, or modify or terminate a bond;(g) the power of the court under 72-38-708(2) to adjust a trustee's compensation specified in the terms of the trust that is unreasonably low or high;(h) the effect of an exculpatory term under 72-38-1008;(i) the rights under 72-38-1010 through 72-38-1013 of a person other than a trustee or beneficiary;(j) the periods of limitation for commencing a judicial proceeding;(k) the power of the court to take the action and exercise the jurisdiction that may be necessary in the interests of justice; and(l) the subject-matter jurisdiction of the court and venue for commencing a proceeding as provided in 72-38-201 and 72-38-205.Amended by Laws 2021, Ch. 325,Sec. 21, eff. 10/1/2021.Added by Laws 2013, Ch. 264, Sec. 5, eff. 10/1/2013.