91-9-601 - Prudent investor rule. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 91-9-601. Prudent investor rule.
 

(a)  Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a trustee who invests and manages trust assets owes a duty to the beneficiaries of the trust to comply with the prudent investor rule set forth in this article. 

(b)  The prudent investor rule, a default rule, may be expanded, restricted, eliminated, or otherwise altered by the provisions of a trust. A trustee is not liable to a beneficiary to the extent that the trustee acted in reasonable reliance on the provisions of the trust. 
 

Sources: Laws, 2006, ch. 474, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 2006.