District of Columbia § 19-2111 No duty to monitor, inform, or advise.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 19-2111 — No duty to monitor, inform, or advise.

District of Columbia § 19-2111

Title 19Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]

Ch. 21Uniform Directed Trust Code.

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D.C. Code § 19-2111 (2026).

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(a)Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise:

(1)A trustee does not have a duty to:

(A)Monitor a trust director; or

(B)Inform or give advice to a settlor, beneficiary, trustee, or trust director concerning an instance in which the trustee might have acted differently than the director; and

(2)By taking an action described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, a trustee does not assume the duty excluded by paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(b)Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise:

(1)A trust director does not have a duty to:

(A)Monitor a trustee or another trust director; or

(B)Inform or give advice to a settlor, beneficiary, trustee, or another trust director concerning an instance in which the director might have acted differently than a t

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(a) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise:

(1) A trustee does not have a duty to:

(A) Monitor a trust director; or

(B) Inform or give advice to a settlor, beneficiary, trustee, or trust director concerning an instance in which the trustee might have acted differently than the director; and

(2) By taking an action described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, a trustee does not assume the duty excluded by paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(b) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise:

(1) A trust director does not have a duty to:

(A) Monitor a trustee or another trust director; or

(B) Inform or give advice to a settlor, beneficiary, trustee, or another trust director concerning an instance in which the director might have acted differently than a trustee or another trust director; and

(2) By taking an action described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, a trust director does not assume the duty excluded by paragraph (1) of this subsection.