Montana Code Annotated 2017

TITLE 72. ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS

CHAPTER 38. MONTANA UNIFORM TRUST CODE

Part 10. Liability of Trustees and Rights of Persons Dealing with Trustee

Limitation Of Action Against Trustee

72-38-1005. Limitation of action against trustee. (1) A beneficiary may not commence a proceeding against a trustee for breach of trust more than 3 years after the date the beneficiary or a representative of the beneficiary was sent a report that adequately disclosed the existence of a potential claim for breach of trust and informed the beneficiary of the time allowed for commencing a proceeding.

(2) A report adequately discloses the existence of a potential claim for breach of trust if it provides sufficient information so that the beneficiary or representative knows of the potential claim or should have inquired into its existence.

(3) If subsection (1) does not apply, a judicial proceeding by a beneficiary against a trustee for breach of trust must be commenced within 5 years after the first to occur of:

(a) the removal, resignation, or death of the trustee;

(b) the termination of the beneficiary's interest in the trust; or

(c) the termination of the trust.

History: En. Sec. 122, Ch. 264, L. 2013.