(1) A person that in good faith assists a trustee, or in good faith and for value deals with a trustee, without knowledge that the trustee is exceeding or improperly exercising the trustee’s power, is protected from liability as if the trustee properly exercised the power.
(2) A person that in good faith deals with a trustee need not inquire into the extent of a trustee’s power or the propriety of the exercise of the power.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 386A.5-040

  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

(3) A person that in good faith delivers property to a trustee need not ensure its proper use.
(4) A person that in good faith and without knowledge that the trusteeship has terminated assists a former trustee as if the former trustee were still a trustee, or in good faith and for value deals with a former trustee as if the former trustee were still a trustee, is protected from liability as if the former trustee were still a trustee.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Created 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 81, sec. 36, effective July 12, 2012.