Sec. 29.3. (a) The power to appoint a successor trustee under a governing instrument or under section 33 of this chapter includes:

(1) the power to appoint multiple successor trustees; and

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 30-4-3-29.3

  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Trustee: has the meaning set forth in IC 30-2-14-13. See Indiana Code 30-4-1-2
(2) the power to allocate trustee powers to one (1) or more trustees.

     (b) A trustee to whom powers:

(1) have been exclusively allocated under subsection (a) must be a fiduciary only with respect to the powers allocated; and

(2) have not been allocated under subsection (a) is not liable for the actions of a trustee to whom the powers, duties, and responsibilities are allocated.

     (c) The rules governing the rights, powers, duties, and liabilities of a governing instrument under this chapter apply to a trustee appointed under this section unless expressly limited by the terms of a governing instrument.

As added by P.L.161-2022, SEC.1.