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What may be delegated
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-8-807(a) provides that a trustee may delegate duties and powers that a prudent trustee of comparable skills could properly delegate, exercising reasonable care, skill and caution in selecting the agent, establishing the scope and terms of the delegation consistent with the trust's purposes and terms, and periodically reviewing the agent's actions. The specific powers include employing agents, auditors, accountants, brokers, attorneys, investment advisors, appraisers and custodians (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-8-816(27)).
The agent's duty and the trustee's protection
An agent performing a delegated function owes the trust a duty of reasonable care to comply with the delegation's terms; a trustee who delegated with the care the section describes is not liable for the agent's actions; and an agent accepting a delegation from the trustee of a trust subject to North Carolina law submits to North Carolina's courts (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-8-807(b)–(d)).
When a power holder directs
The trust's terms may give a power holder — a person other than a trustee — the power to direct or consent to investments, distributions or other administration (N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 36C-8A-1, 36C-8A-2). The trustee acts in accordance with the direction and is not liable for complying unless compliance is intentional misconduct; has no duty to monitor the power holder; and is not liable where a consent is not given within a reasonable time after a timely request (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-8A-4).
While the trust is revocable
While a trust is revocable, its settlor may direct or consent to the trustee's actions whether or not the terms give that power, and the trustee following the settlor's direction is not liable for the loss it causes (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-8-808).
Las leyes, textualmente
Delegation by trustee
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-8-807 ↗Explicación clara y sencilla; el texto literal del estatuto aún no está atestiguado en nuestra biblioteca. Consulte el estatuto oficial en el enlace de arriba.
Powers of the settlor to direct or consent to the trustee's actions
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-8-808 ↗Explicación clara y sencilla; el texto literal del estatuto aún no está atestiguado en nuestra biblioteca. Consulte el estatuto oficial en el enlace de arriba.
Powers of a power holder
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-8A-2 ↗Explicación clara y sencilla; el texto literal del estatuto aún no está atestiguado en nuestra biblioteca. Consulte el estatuto oficial en el enlace de arriba.
Duty and liability of the trustee where a power holder serves
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-8A-4 ↗Explicación clara y sencilla; el texto literal del estatuto aún no está atestiguado en nuestra biblioteca. Consulte el estatuto oficial en el enlace de arriba.
Preguntas frecuentes
Can a North Carolina trustee hire an investment adviser?
Yes, where a prudent trustee of comparable skills could properly delegate the function, with reasonable care in selecting the adviser, setting the terms and reviewing the adviser's performance (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-8-807(a)).
Is a North Carolina trustee liable for an agent's mistakes?
Not where the trustee delegated with the care N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-8-807(a) describes (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-8-807(c)).
Does a North Carolina trustee have to follow a power holder?
Where the terms give a power holder a power to direct, the trustee acts in accordance with the direction and is not liable for complying unless compliance is intentional misconduct (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-8A-4(a)).
Lecturas relacionadas
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