Louisiana Statutes
§ 9:2090 — Prudent administration
Louisiana § 9:2090
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 9Civil Code-Ancillaries
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Bluebook
La. Stat. Ann. § 9:2090 (2026).
Text
A.A trustee shall administer the trust as a prudent person would administer it. In satisfying this standard, the trustee shall exercise reasonable care and skill, considering the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the trust.
B.A trustee who has special skills or expertise, or has held himself out as having special skills or expertise, has a duty to use those special skills or expertise.
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Ebey v. Avoyelles Parish School Bd.
861 So. 2d 910 (Louisiana Court of Appeal, 2003)
In re Mashburn Marital Trusts
52 So. 3d 1136 (Louisiana Court of Appeal, 2010)
Brown v. Schwegmann
861 So. 2d 862 (Louisiana Court of Appeal, 2003)
In re Houston
253 So. 3d 836 (Louisiana Court of Appeal, 2018)
McCaffery v. Lindner
263 So. 3d 1205 (Louisiana Court of Appeal, 2018)
Opinion Number
(Louisiana Attorney General Reports, 2009)
Estate of Bass v. Stevens
768 So. 2d 230 (Louisiana Court of Appeal, 2000)
Cook v. Marshall
(Fifth Circuit, 2020)
Legislative History
Acts 2001, No. 520, §1.
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Louisiana § 9:2090, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/la/9%3A2090.