Section 3B:31-69 - General powers of trustee.

NJ Rev Stat § 3B:31-69 (2019) (N/A)
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3B:31-69 General powers of trustee.

3B:31-69. General Powers of Trustee.

a. Except as limited by section 1 of P.L.1996, c.41 (C.3B:11-4.1) and other express statutory restrictions, a trustee, without authorization by the court, may exercise:

(1) powers conferred by the terms of the trust; or

(2) except as limited by the terms of the trust:

(a) all powers over the trust property which an unmarried competent owner has over individually owned property;

(b) any other powers appropriate to achieve the proper investment, management, and distribution of the trust property; and

(c) any other powers conferred by this act and by Title 3B of the New Jersey Statutes.

b. The exercise of a power is subject to the fiduciary duties prescribed by this act and by Title 3B of the New Jersey Statutes.

L.2015, c.276, s.1.