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DE SB239

Bill

Status

Passed

7/8/2010

Primary Sponsor

Edward Bennett

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Origin

Senate

145th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Defines "willful misconduct" for fiduciary liability purposes as intentional wrongdoing, excluding mere negligence, gross negligence, or recklessness

  • Establishes that property contributed to a revocable trust by a husband and wife that was previously held as tenants by the entireties retains that character while both spouses are living, with creditors limited to ordering transfer back to the spouses as tenants by the entireties

  • Creates a fiduciary duty for trustees to verify that substituted property is of equivalent value when a trustor exercises a power to substitute property in a grantor trust

  • Clarifies that co-fiduciaries (trustees, advisers, protectors) must keep each other reasonably informed about trust administration upon request, though receiving information does not create a duty to monitor or advise the providing fiduciary

  • Expands trustee powers regarding loans and guarantees from trust property, trust severance, and allocations between principal and income, while updating cross-references and conforming provisions throughout Title 12

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend Title 12 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Fiduciary Relations.

Last Action

Signed by Governor

7/2/2010

Committee Referrals

Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce6/9/2010
Banking5/4/2010

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