New Hampshire § 564-B:8-808 Powers to Direct

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 564-B:8-808 — Powers to Direct

New Hampshire § 564-B:8-808

Title LVIPROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES

Ch. 564-BNEW HAMPSHIRE TRUST CODE

SubdivisionARTICLE 8DUTIES AND POWERS OF TRUSTEE

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 564-B:8-808 (2026).

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(a)While a trust is revocable, the trustee may follow a direction of the settlor that is contrary to the terms of the trust.

(b)If the terms of a trust, an agreement of the qualified beneficiaries, or a court order, confer upon a person (other than the settlor of a revocable trust) the power to direct certain actions of the trustee, then the trustee shall act in accordance with an exercise of the power.

(c)The terms of a trust may confer upon a trustee or other person a power to direct the modification or termination of the trust.

(d)A person who holds a power to direct is a trust advisor, except to the extent that the person is a beneficiary of the trust and, under such power, the person may direct the trustee to make distributions.

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(a) While a trust is revocable, the trustee may follow a direction of the settlor that is contrary to the terms of the trust.
(b) If the terms of a trust, an agreement of the qualified beneficiaries, or a court order, confer upon a person (other than the settlor of a revocable trust) the power to direct certain actions of the trustee, then the trustee shall act in accordance with an exercise of the power.
(c) The terms of a trust may confer upon a trustee or other person a power to direct the modification or termination of the trust.
(d) A person who holds a power to direct is a trust advisor, except to the extent that the person is a beneficiary of the trust and, under such power, the person may direct the trustee to make distributions.