Duties and Powers of Trustee

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This is Article 8 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Duties and Powers of Trustee.” It is part of Chapter 7 “Uniform Trust Code”, which is part of Subtitle III “Trusts”, which is part of Title 64.2 “Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries”. It contains 18 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 18 sections.

§ 64.2-763	Duty to administer trust and invest
§ 64.2-764	Duty of loyalty
§ 64.2-765	Impartiality
§ 64.2-766	Prudent administration
§ 64.2-767	Costs of administration
§ 64.2-768	Trustee's skills
§ 64.2-769	Delegation by trustee
§ 64.2-770	Repealed
§ 64.2-771	Control and protection of trust property
§ 64.2-772	Recordkeeping and identification of trust property
§ 64.2-773	Enforcement and defense of claims
§ 64.2-774	Collecting trust property
§ 64.2-775	Duty to inform and report
§ 64.2-776	Discretionary powers; tax savings
§ 64.2-777	General powers of trustee
§ 64.2-778	Specific powers of trustee
§ 64.2-778.1	Repealed
§ 64.2-779	Distribution upon termination