New Hampshire Statutes
§ 564-B:10-1009 — Beneficiary's Consent, Release, or Ratification
New Hampshire § 564-B:10-1009
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title LVIPROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES
Ch. 564-BNEW HAMPSHIRE TRUST CODE
SubdivisionARTICLE 10LIABILITY OF TRUSTEES AND RIGHTS OF PERSONS DEALING WITH TRUSTEE
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 564-B:10-1009 (2026).
Text
A trustee is not liable to a beneficiary for breach of trust if the beneficiary, consented to the conduct constituting the breach, released the trustee from liability for the breach, or ratified the transaction constituting the breach, unless:
(1)the consent, release, or ratification of the beneficiary was induced by improper conduct of the trustee; or
(2)at the time of the consent, release, or ratification, the beneficiary did not know of the beneficiary's rights or of the material facts relating to the breach.
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Legislative History
2004, 130:1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004.
Nearby Sections
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§ 564-B:1-101
Short Title§ 564-B:1-102
Scope§ 564-B:1-103
Definitions§ 564-B:1-104
Knowledge§ 564-B:1-105
Default and Mandatory Rules§ 564-B:1-106
Common Law of Trusts; Principles of Equity§ 564-B:1-107
Governing Law§ 564-B:1-108
Principal Place of Administration§ 564-B:1-109
Methods and Waiver of Notice§ 564-B:1-110
Others Treated as Qualified Beneficiaries§ 564-B:1-111
Nonjudicial Settlement Agreements§ 564-B:1-111A
Nonjudicial Dispute Resolution§ 564-B:1-112
Rules of Construction§ 564-B:1-113
Precatory Language§ 564-B:10-1001
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 564-B:10-1009, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/564-B/564-B%3A10-1009.