7761 - Accepting or declining trusteeship - UTC 701.
SUBCHAPTER G OFFICE OF TRUSTEE Sec. 7761. Accepting or declining trusteeship - UTC 701. 7762. Trustee's bond - UTC 702. 7763. Cotrustees - UTC 703. 7764. Vacancy in trusteeship; appointment of successor - UTC 704. 7765. Resignation of trustee; filing resignation. 7766. Removal of trustee - UTC 706. 7767. Delivery of property by former trustee - UTC 707. 7768. Compensation of trustee - UTC 708. 7769. Reimbursement of expenses - UTC 709. 7770. Liability of successor trustee. Cross References. Subchapter G is referred to in section 7701 of this title. § 7761. Accepting or declining trusteeship - UTC 701. (a) Accepting trusteeship.--Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a person designated as trustee accepts the trusteeship: (1) by substantially complying with a method of acceptance provided in the trust instrument; or (2) if the trust instrument does not provide a method or the method provided in the trust instrument is not expressly made exclusive, by accepting delivery of the trust property, exercising powers or performing duties as trustee or by otherwise indicating acceptance of the trusteeship. (b) Rejecting trusteeship.--A person designated as trustee who has not yet accepted the trusteeship may reject the trusteeship. A designated trustee who does not accept the trusteeship within a reasonable time after knowing of the designation is deemed to have rejected the trusteeship. (c) Actions not constituting acceptance of trusteeship.--A person designated as trustee, without accepting the trusteeship, may: (1) act to preserve the trust property if, within a reasonable time after acting, the person sends a written rejection of the trusteeship to the settlor or, if the settlor is dead or lacks capacity, to a qualified beneficiary; and (2) inspect or investigate trust property to determine potential liability under environmental or other law or for any other purpose.