Connecticut § 45a-545q Relief from liability and indemnification.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 45a-545q — Relief from liability and indemnification.

Connecticut § 45a-545q

Title 45aProbate Courts and Procedure

Ch. 802cTrusts

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-545q (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in this section, a second-trust instrument may not relieve an authorized fiduciary from liability for breach of trust to a greater extent than the first-trust instrument.

(b)A second-trust instrument may provide for indemnification of an authorized fiduciary of the first trust or another person acting in a fiduciary capacity under the first trust for any liability or claim that would have been payable from the first trust if the decanting power had not been exercised.

(c)A second-trust instrument may not reduce fiduciary liability in the aggregate.

(d)Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a second-trust instrument may divide and reallocate fiduciary powers among fiduciaries, including one or more trustees or trust directors, and relieve a fiduciary from liabi

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(a) Except as provided in this section, a second-trust instrument may not relieve an authorized fiduciary from liability for breach of trust to a greater extent than the first-trust instrument. (b) A second-trust instrument may provide for indemnification of an authorized fiduciary of the first trust or another person acting in a fiduciary capacity under the first trust for any liability or claim that would have been payable from the first trust if the decanting power had not been exercised. (c) A second-trust instrument may not reduce fiduciary liability in the aggregate. (d) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a second-trust instrument may divide and reallocate fiduciary powers among fiduciaries, including one or more trustees or trust directors, and relieve a fiduciary from liability for an act or failure to act of another fiduciary as permitted by the law of this state, other than sections 45a-545a to 45a-545cc , inclusive.