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Duties · 6 min de lecture
The standard of care
Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-804 provides that a trustee administers the trust as a prudent person would, by considering the purposes, terms, distributional requirements and other circumstances of the trust, and in doing so exercises reasonable care, skill and caution. The trustee may incur only costs that are reasonable in relation to the trust property, the purposes of the trust and the skills of the trustee (Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-805), and a trustee who has special skills or expertise, or was named in reliance on them, uses them (Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-806).
The Tennessee Uniform Prudent Investor Act
Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-14-103 provides that a trustee who invests and manages trust assets owes the beneficiaries the duty to comply with the prudent investor rule unless the terms of the trust provide otherwise; the terms may expand, restrict, eliminate or alter it. The rule judges investment decisions in the context of the portfolio as a whole and as part of an overall strategy, with the circumstances Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-14-104 lists — economic conditions, inflation, tax consequences, the role each investment plays, the expected return, the beneficiaries' other resources, the need for liquidity and the special relationship of an asset to the trust's purposes. The trustee diversifies unless the trustee reasonably determines that special circumstances make it better not to, with the retention right and the life-insurance rule Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-14-105 states.
The review, and delegation
Within a reasonable time after accepting a trusteeship or receiving trust assets, a trustee reviews the trust assets and makes and implements decisions concerning their retention and disposition, to bring the portfolio into compliance with the purposes, terms, distribution requirements and other circumstances of the trust (Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-14-106). A trustee may delegate investment and management functions a prudent trustee of comparable skills could properly delegate, exercising reasonable care in selecting the agent, establishing the scope and terms of the delegation and periodically reviewing the agent's actions (Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 35-14-111, 35-15-807). The statutes state no number of days; the record of the review is what shows it happened.
Les textes de loi, mot pour mot
Prudent investor rule
Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-14-103 ↗Explication claire et simple ; le texte intégral de la loi n'est pas encore attesté dans notre bibliothèque. Consultez la loi officielle via le lien ci-dessus.
Duties at inception of trusteeship
Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-14-106 ↗Explication claire et simple ; le texte intégral de la loi n'est pas encore attesté dans notre bibliothèque. Consultez la loi officielle via le lien ci-dessus.
Delegation of investment and management functions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-14-111 ↗Explication claire et simple ; le texte intégral de la loi n'est pas encore attesté dans notre bibliothèque. Consultez la loi officielle via le lien ci-dessus.
Prudent administration
Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-804 ↗Explication claire et simple ; le texte intégral de la loi n'est pas encore attesté dans notre bibliothèque. Consultez la loi officielle via le lien ci-dessus.
Questions fréquentes
Does the prudent investor rule bind an individual Tennessee trustee?
Yes, unless the terms of the trust provide otherwise (Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-14-103); the terms may expand, restrict, eliminate or alter it.
Does a Tennessee trustee have to sell everything the settlor owned?
No. The trustee reviews the assets within a reasonable time and decides about retention and disposition in light of the trust's purposes (Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-14-106), diversifying unless special circumstances make it better not to, with the retention right the statute gives (Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-14-105).
Can a Tennessee trustee hire an investment manager?
Yes, with reasonable care in selecting the agent, setting the terms and reviewing the agent's actions (Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 35-14-111, 35-15-807); a trustee who complies is not liable for the agent's decisions.
Lectures liées
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