(a) In allocating receipts and disbursements to or between principal and income, and with respect to any matter within the scope of sections 45a-542d to 45a-542h, inclusive, a fiduciary:

(1) Shall administer a trust or estate in accordance with the terms of the trust or the will, even if there is a different provision in sections 45a-542 to 45a-542ff, inclusive;

(2) May administer a trust or estate by the exercise of a discretionary power of administration given to the fiduciary by the terms of the trust or the will, even if the exercise of the power produces a result different from a result required or permitted by sections 45a-542 to 45a-542ff, inclusive;

(3) Shall administer a trust or estate in accordance with sections 45a-542 to 45a-542ff, inclusive, if the terms of the trust or the will do not contain a different provision or do not give the fiduciary a discretionary power of administration; and

(4) Shall add a receipt or charge a disbursement to principal to the extent that the terms of the trust and sections 45a-542 to 45a-542ff, inclusive, do not provide a rule for allocating the receipt or disbursement to or between principal and income.

(b) In exercising the power to adjust under subsection (a) of section 45a-542c or a discretionary power of administration regarding a matter within the scope of sections 45a-542 to 45a-542ff, inclusive, whether granted by the terms of a trust, a will or said sections, a fiduciary shall administer a trust or estate impartially, based on what is fair and reasonable to all of the beneficiaries, except to the extent that the terms of the trust or the will clearly manifest an intention that the fiduciary shall or may favor one or more of the beneficiaries. A determination in accordance with sections 45a-542 to 45a-542ff, inclusive, is presumed to be fair and reasonable to all of the beneficiaries.

(P.A. 99-164, S. 3, 36.)

History: P.A. 99-164 effective January 1, 2000.