35-14-103 - Prudent investor rule. - Tennessee Statutes

35-14-103. 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 chapter.

(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 reliance on the provisions of the trust.

[Acts 2002, ch. 696, § 3.]