6. List five of the trustee’s duties.

What will be an ideal response?


Trustee’s duties include:
Care in the management of the trust, using ordinary and reasonable skill (of course, an expert will be held to a higher standard of care)
Loyalty
Good faith
Preserve and protect the trust assets
Not self-deal (not personally benefit from managing the trust aside from taking a reasonable fee)
Not delegate trust duties to anyone else
Maintain accurate records
Take possession of the trust assets
Make the trust principal profitable
Pay all trust debts
Collect all debts owed to the trust

Other duties may be found in the sample trust.

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