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NY A10100

Bill

Status

Passed

8/24/2018

Primary Sponsor

Jeffrey Dinowitz

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Origin

Assembly

2017-2018 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands scope of fiduciary limitations to include inter vivos trustees in addition to executors and testamentary trustees.

  • Prohibits attempted grants of exoneration from liability for failure to exercise reasonable care, diligence and prudence, and power to make binding valuations of assets.

  • Voids any purported grants of prohibited powers or immunities in wills or trusts, but does not invalidate the entire will or trust document.

  • Permits any interested person in an estate or trust to contest validity of prohibited power grants without affecting their own interest, regardless of contrary provisions in the will or trust.

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment and applies to all wills and trusts executed on or after the effective date.

Legislative Description

Relates to limitations on powers and immunities of executors and testamentary trustees.

Last Action

signed chap.245

8/24/2018

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/26/2018
Judiciary3/14/2018

Full Bill Text

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