Prob. Code, § 16005 · Article 1. Trustee’s Duties in General
Prob. Code, § 16005
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The trustee of one trust has a duty not to knowingly become a trustee of another trust adverse in its nature to the interest of the beneficiary of the first trust, and a duty to eliminate the conflict or resign as trustee when the conflict is discovered.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
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