Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-5-1008

Current through Chapter 519 of the 2024 Legislative Session and Chapter 2 of the 2024 First Extraordinary Session
Section 15-5-1008 - Exculpation of trustee
(1) A term of a trust relieving a trustee of liability for breach of trust is unenforceable to the extent that it:
(a) Relieves the trustee of liability for breach of trust committed in bad faith or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the trust or the interests of the beneficiaries; or
(b) Was inserted as the result of an abuse by the trustee of a fiduciary or confidential relationship to the settlor.
(2) An exculpatory term drafted or caused to be drafted by the trustee is invalid as an abuse of a fiduciary or confidential relationship unless the trustee proves that the exculpatory term is fair under the circumstances and that its existence and contents were adequately communicated to the settlor.

C.R.S. § 15-5-1008

Added by 2018 Ch. 169, § 1, eff. 1/1/2019.
L. 2018: Entire article added, (SB 18-180), ch. 169, p. 1185, § 1, effective 1/1/2019.