Prob. Code, § 16608 · Chapter 6. California Uniform Directed Trust Act
Prob. Code, § 16608
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Subject to Section 16610, the terms of a trust may grant a power of direction to a trust director.
(b) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, a trust director may exercise any further power appropriate to the exercise or nonexercise of a power of direction granted to the trust director pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, trust directors with joint powers shall act by majority decision.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 721, Sec. 3. (SB 801) Effective January 1, 2024.
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