New Hampshire § 564-B:5-511 Limitation on Personal Liability of Settlors

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 564-B:5-511 — Limitation on Personal Liability of Settlors

New Hampshire § 564-B:5-511

Title LVIPROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES

Ch. 564-BNEW HAMPSHIRE TRUST CODE

SubdivisionARTICLE 5CREDITOR'S CLAIMS; SPENDTHRIFT AND DISCRETIONARY TRUSTS

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 564-B:5-511 (2026).

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(a)A settlor of an irrevocable trust is not personally liable on a contract into which a trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector properly enters in the course of administering the trust, unless the settlor expressly agrees to be personally liable on that contract.

(b)A settlor of an irrevocable trust is not personally liable for torts committed by a trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector in the course of administering the trust, unless the settlor is personally at fault.

(c)A settlor of an irrevocable trust is not personally liable for claims or obligations arising from the ownership or control of trust property by a trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector, unless the settlor is personally at fault. Claims arising from the ownership or control of trust property include liabili

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(a) A settlor of an irrevocable trust is not personally liable on a contract into which a trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector properly enters in the course of administering the trust, unless the settlor expressly agrees to be personally liable on that contract.
(b) A settlor of an irrevocable trust is not personally liable for torts committed by a trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector in the course of administering the trust, unless the settlor is personally at fault.
(c) A settlor of an irrevocable trust is not personally liable for claims or obligations arising from the ownership or control of trust property by a trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector, unless the settlor is personally at fault. Claims arising from the ownership or control of trust property include liability for any violation of environmental law.
(d) This section does not limit or otherwise affect:
(1) A settlor's obligations under an agreement with a trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector;
(2) The rights of a settlor's creditor under this chapter; or
(3) The application of RSA 564-B:4-406(f), RSA 564-B:8-812, RSA 564-B:8-817(d), or any other provision of this chapter.