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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a 2nd-trust instrument may not relieve an authorized fiduciary from liability for breach of trust to a greater extent than the first-trust instrument unless any of the following applies:
(a) All the qualified beneficiaries of the 2nd trust consent to the relief from liability in a signed record.
(b) The relief from liability is approved by the court.
(2) A 2nd-trust instrument may provide for indemnification of an authorized fiduciary of the first trust or another person acting in a fiduciary capacity under the first trust for any liability or claim that would have been payable from the first trust if the decanting power had not been exercised.
(3) Absent consent of all qualified beneficiaries or the approval of the court, the 2nd-trust instrument may not reduce the aggregate fiduciary liability of all fiduciaries of the 2nd trust.
(4) Subject to sub. (3), a 2nd-trust instrument may divide and reallocate fiduciary powers among fiduciaries, including one or more trustees, directing parties, trust protectors, or other persons, and relieve a fiduciary from liability for an act or failure to act of another fiduciary as permitted by law of this state other than this subchapter.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Wisconsin Statutes Property (Ch. 700 to 710) § 701.1317. Relief from liability and indemnification - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wi/property-ch-700-to-710/wi-st-701-1317/
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