Wisconsin § 701.1304 Fiduciary duty.

Wisconsin Statutes

§ 701.1304 — Fiduciary duty.

Wisconsin § 701.1304

Ch. 701Trusts

Subch.subch. XIII of ch. 701 SUBCHAPTER XIII

UNIFORM TRUST DECANTING ACT

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Wis. Stat. § 701.1304 (2026).

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1304(1) (1) In exercising the decanting power, an authorized fiduciary shall act in accordance with its fiduciary duties, including the duty to act in accordance with the purposes of the first trust. If a trustee or other authorized fiduciary is directed by another authorized fiduciary to exercise the decanting power, the trustee or other directed authorized fiduciary shall act to comply with the exercise of the decanting power and the trustee or other directed authorized fiduciary shall not be liable for the action regardless of any fiduciary duty that the trustee or other directed authorized fiduciary might otherwise have.
1304(2) (2) This subchapter does not create or imply a duty to exercise the decanting power or to inform beneficiaries about the applicability of this

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701.1304
701.1304(1) (1) In exercising the decanting power, an authorized fiduciary shall act in accordance with its fiduciary duties, including the duty to act in accordance with the purposes of the first trust. If a trustee or other authorized fiduciary is directed by another authorized fiduciary to exercise the decanting power, the trustee or other directed authorized fiduciary shall act to comply with the exercise of the decanting power and the trustee or other directed authorized fiduciary shall not be liable for the action regardless of any fiduciary duty that the trustee or other directed authorized fiduciary might otherwise have.
701.1304(2) (2) This subchapter does not create or imply a duty to exercise the decanting power or to inform beneficiaries about the applicability of this subchapter.
701.1304(3) (3) Except as otherwise provided in a first-trust instrument, for purposes of this subchapter and ss. 701.0801 and 701.0802 (2) , the terms of the first trust are deemed to include the decanting power.