Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
Chapter 1 - Liability of Trustee to Third Persons
California Probate Code — §§ 18000-18005
Sections (6)
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
A trustee is personally liable for obligations arising from ownership or control of trust property only if the trustee is personally at fault.
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
A trustee is personally liable for torts committed in the course of administration of the trust only if the trustee is personally at fault.
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
A claim based on a contract entered into by a trustee in the trustee’s representative capacity, on an obligation arising from ownership or control of trust property, or on a tort committed in the course of administration of the trust may be asserted against the trust by proceeding against the trustee in the trustee’s representative capacity, whether or not the trustee is personally liable on the claim.
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
The question of liability as between the trust estate and the trustee personally may be determined in a proceeding under Section 17200.