N.J. Stat. § 3B:31-77

Current through L. 2024, c. 80.
Section 3B:31-77 - Exculpation of trustee
a. A term of a trust relieving a trustee of liability for breach of trust is unenforceable to the extent that it:
(1) 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
(2) was inserted as the result of an abuse by the trustee of a fiduciary or confidential relationship to the settlor.
b. 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.

N.J.S. § 3B:31-77

Added by L. 2015, c. 276,s. 1, eff. 7/17/2016.