Montana Code Annotated 2021

TITLE 72. ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS

CHAPTER 38. MONTANA UNIFORM TRUST CODE

Part 8. Duties and Powers of Trustee

General Powers Of Trustee

72-38-815. General powers of trustee. (1) A trustee, without authorization by the court, may exercise:

(a) powers conferred by the terms of the trust; and

(b) except as limited by the terms of the trust:

(i) all powers over the trust property that an unmarried competent owner has over individually owned property;

(ii) any other powers appropriate to achieve the proper investment, management, and distribution of the trust property; and

(iii) any other powers conferred by this chapter.

(2) The exercise of a power is subject to the fiduciary duties prescribed by 72-38-801 through 72-38-817.

History: En. Sec. 102, Ch. 264, L. 2013.