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RSA 564-B:8-815 · General Powers of Trustee

Title
LVI: PROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES
Chapter
564-B · NEW HAMPSHIRE TRUST CODE
Status
current
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564-B:8-815 General Powers of Trustee. –

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(a)

A trustee, without authorization by the court, may exercise:

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(1)

powers conferred by the terms of the trust; and

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(2)

except as limited by the terms of the trust:

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(A)

all powers over the trust property which an unmarried competent owner has over individually owned property;

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(B)

any other powers appropriate to achieve the proper administration, investment, management, and distribution of the trust property; and

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(C)

any other powers conferred by this chapter or other laws of this state.

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(b)

The exercise of a power is subject to the fiduciary duties prescribed by this article.

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(c)

The powers of a trustee are subject to the provisions of RSA 564-B:8-814. Source. 2004, 130:1. 2005, 270:27, eff. Sept. 20, 2005. 2024, 292:14, eff. Sept. 24, 2024. 2025, 219:2, eff. Sept. 13, 2025.

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Source. 2004, 130:1. 2005, 270:27, eff. Sept. 20, 2005. 2024, 292:14, eff. Sept. 24, 2024. 2025, 219:2, eff. Sept. 13, 2025.

Source history

  • 2004, 130:1
  • 2005, 270:27, eff. Sept. 20, 2005
  • 2024, 292:14, eff. Sept. 24, 2024
  • 2025, 219:2, eff. Sept. 13, 2025

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Bill relationships

  • 2025 HB88 amend

    housand Twenty Five AN ACT establishing community property trusts. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Article; Article 13 Community Property Trusts. Amend RSA 564-B by inserting after article 12 the following new article: Article 13 Community Property Trusts 564-B:13-1301 Short Title. This article shall be known as the "New Hampshire Community Property Trust Act of 2026."