456.1-105. Default and mandatory rules.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

456.1-105. Default and mandatory rules.

Default and mandatory rules.

456.1-105. 1. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of thetrust, sections 456.1-101 to 456.11-1106 govern the duties and powers of atrustee, relations among trustees, and the rights and interests of abeneficiary.

2. The terms of a trust prevail over any provision of sections456.1-101 to 456.11-1106 except:

(1) the requirements for creating a trust;

(2) the duty of a trustee to act in good faith and in accordance withthe purposes of the trust;

(3) the requirement that a trust and its terms be for the benefit ofits beneficiaries;

(4) the power of the court to modify or terminate a trust undersection 456.4-410, subsection 3 of section 456.4B-411, and sections456.4-412 to 456.4-416;

(5) the effect of a spendthrift provision and the rights of certaincreditors and assignees to reach a trust as provided in sections 456.5-501to 456.5-507;

(6) the power of the court under section 456.7-702 to require,dispense with, or modify or terminate a bond;

(7) the power of the court under subsection 2 of section 456.7-708 toadjust a trustee's compensation specified in the terms of the trust whichis unreasonably low or high;

(8) subject to subsection 3 of this section, the duty of a trustee ofan irrevocable trust to notify each permissible distributee who hasattained the age of twenty-one years of the existence of the trust and ofthat permissible distributee's rights to request trustee's reports andother information reasonably related to the administration of the trust;

(9) the duty to respond to the request of a qualified beneficiary ofan irrevocable trust for trustee's reports and other information reasonablyrelated to the administration of the trust;

(10) the effect of an exculpatory term under section 456.10-1008;

(11) the rights under sections 456.10-1010 to 456.10-1013 of a personother than a trustee or beneficiary;

(12) periods of limitation for commencing a judicial proceeding;

(13) the power of the court to take such action and exercise suchjurisdiction as may be necessary in the interests of justice; and

(14) the venue for a judicial proceeding as provided in section456.2-204.

3. For purposes of subdivision (8) of subsection 2 of this section,the settlor may designate by the terms of the trust one or more permissibledistributees to receive notification of the existence of the trust and ofthe right to request trustee's reports and other information reasonablyrelated to the administration of the trust in lieu of providing the notice,information or reports to any other permissible distributee who is anancestor or lineal descendant of the designated permissible distributee.