Wisconsin § 701.1008 Exculpation of trustee.

Wisconsin Statutes

§ 701.1008 — Exculpation of trustee.

Wisconsin § 701.1008

Ch. 701Trusts

Subch.subch. X of ch. 701 SUBCHAPTER X

LIABILITY OF TRUSTEES AND RIGHTS OF PERSONS DEALING WITH TRUSTEE

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Wis. Stat. § 701.1008 (2026).

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1008(1) (1) A term of a trust relieving a trustee of liability for breach of trust is unenforceable to the extent that it does any of the following:
1008(1)(a) (a) Relieves the trustee of liability for breach of trust committed in bad faith or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the trust or the interests of a beneficiary.
1008(1)(b) (b) Was inserted as the result of an abuse by the trustee of a fiduciary or confidential relationship with the settlor.
1008(2) (2) An exculpatory term drafted or caused to be drafted by the trustee is invalid as an abuse of a fiduciary or confidential relationship unless the trustee proves that the exculpatory term was fair under the circumstances existing at the time the trust instrument was signed and that the existence an

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701.1008
701.1008(1) (1) A term of a trust relieving a trustee of liability for breach of trust is unenforceable to the extent that it does any of the following:
701.1008(1)(a) (a) Relieves the trustee of liability for breach of trust committed in bad faith or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the trust or the interests of a beneficiary.
701.1008(1)(b) (b) Was inserted as the result of an abuse by the trustee of a fiduciary or confidential relationship with the settlor.
701.1008(2) (2) An exculpatory term drafted or caused to be drafted by the trustee is invalid as an abuse of a fiduciary or confidential relationship unless the trustee proves that the exculpatory term was fair under the circumstances existing at the time the trust instrument was signed and that the existence and contents of the exculpatory term were adequately communicated to the settlor.