Indiana § 30-4-9-2 Definitions

Indiana Statutes

§ 30-4-9-2 — Definitions

Indiana § 30-4-9-2

Art. 4TRUST CODE

Ch. 9Uniform Directed Trust Act

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As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(1)"Breach of trust" includes a violation by a trust director or trustee of a duty imposed on that director or trustee by the terms of the trust, this chapter, or the law of this state other than this chapter.

(2)"Directed trust" means a trust for which the terms of the trust grant a power of direction.

(3)"Directed trustee" means a trustee that is subject to a trust director's power of direction.

(4)"Person" means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit entity, public corporation, government or government subdivision, agency, or instrumentality or other legal entity.

(5)"Power of direction" means a power over a trust granted to a person by the terms of the trust to the extent the power is exercisable while the person is n

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As used in this chapter, the following definitions
apply:
(1) "Breach of trust" includes a violation by a trust director or
trustee of a duty imposed on that director or trustee by the terms
of the trust, this chapter, or the law of this state other than this
chapter.
(2) "Directed trust" means a trust for which the terms of the trust
grant a power of direction.
(3) "Directed trustee" means a trustee that is subject to a trust
director's power of direction.
(4) "Person" means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit
entity, public corporation, government or government
subdivision, agency, or instrumentality or other legal entity.
(5) "Power of direction" means a power over a trust granted to a
person by the terms of the trust to the extent the power is
exercisable while the person is not serving as a trustee. The term
includes a power over the investment, management, or
distribution of trust property or other matters of trust
administration. The term excludes the powers described in section
5(b) of this chapter.
(6) "Settlor" means a person, including a testator, that creates, or
contributes property to, a trust. If more than one (1) person creates
or contributes property to a trust, each person is a settlor of the
portion of the trust property attributable to that person's
contribution except to the extent another person has the power to
revoke or withdraw that portion.
(7) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any
other territory or possession subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States.
(8) "Terms of a trust" means:
(A) except as otherwise provided in clause (B), the
manifestation of the settlor's intent regarding a trust's provisions
as:
(i) expressed in the trust instrument; or
(ii) established by other evidence that would be admissible in
a judicial proceeding; or
(B) the trust's provisions as established, determined, or
amended by:
(i) a trustee or trust director in accordance with applicable
law; or
(ii) court order.
(9) "Trust director" means a person that is granted a power of
direction by the terms of a trust to the extent the power is
exercisable while the person is not serving as a trustee. The
person is a trust director whether or not the terms of the trust refer
to the person as a trust director and whether or not the person is
a beneficiary or settlor of the trust.
(10) "Trustee" includes an original, additional, and successor
trustee, and a cotrustee.
(11) "Willful misconduct" means intentional wrongdoing, and not
mere negligence, gross negligence, or recklessness.
(12) "Wrongdoing" means malicious conduct or conduct designed
to defraud or to seek an unconscionable advantage.