DIVISION 9. TRUST LAW 15000-19403›PART 4. TRUST ADMINISTRATION 16000-16504›CHAPTER 4. Liability of Trustees to Beneficiaries 16400-16465›ARTICLE 4. Limitations and Exculpation 16460-16465

§ 16462

California Probate Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) Notwithstanding Section 16461, a trustee of a revocable trust is not liable to a beneficiary for any act performed or omitted pursuant to written directions from the person holding the power to revoke, including a person to whom the power to direct the trustee is delegated.

(b) Subdivision (a) applies to a trust that is revocable in part with respect to the interest of the beneficiary in that part of the trust property.

(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)

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