§ 564-B:7-711 — Divided Trusts and Directed Trusts

(a) A divided trust is a trust in which the terms of the trust divide powers and duties among 2 or more trustees, trust advisors, and trust protectors, vesting one or more powers and duties exclusively in one or more of those persons to the exclusion of the other persons.
(b) A directed trust is trust in which, under the terms of the trust, one or more persons have the power to direct an action by a trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector or the power to veto or consent to any actual or proposed action by a trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector. The action may relate to the investment of trust assets, distributions, or any other aspects of the trust's administration.
(c) A trustee is an excluded fiduciary to the extent that the terms of the trust vest a power or duty exclusively in a trust advisor, trust protector, cotrustee, or other person.
(d) A trustee is an excluded fiduciary to the extent that:
(1) under the terms of the trust, the trustee must follow the direction of a trust advisor, trust protector, cotrustee, or other person; and
(2) the trustee acts in accordance with that direction.
(e) A trust advisor or trust protector is an excluded fiduciary to the extent that the terms of the trust vest a power or duty exclusively in a trustee, trust advisor, trust protector, or other person.
(f) A trust advisor or trust protector is an excluded fiduciary to the extent that:
(1) under the terms of the trust, the trust advisor or trust protector must follow the direction of a trustee, trust advisor, trust protector, or other person; and
(2) the trust advisor or trust protector acts in accordance with that direction.

Legislative History

2006, 320:60, eff. Aug. 19, 2006. 2008, 374:13, eff. Sept. 9, 2008. 2014, 195:23, eff. July 1, 2014. 2017, 257:23, eff. July 18, 2017.