35-15-1005 - Limitation of action against trustee. - Tennessee Statutes

35-15-1005. Limitation of action against trustee.

(a)  A beneficiary may not commence a proceeding against a trustee for breach of trust more than one (1) year after the date the beneficiary or a representative of the beneficiary was sent a report that adequately disclosed facts indicating the existence of a potential claim for breach of trust.

(b)  A report adequately discloses facts indicating the existence of a potential claim for breach of trust if it provides sufficient information so that the beneficiary or the beneficiary's representative knows of the potential claim or has sufficient information to be presumed to know of it, or to be put on notice to inquire into its existence.

(c)  If subsection (a) does not apply, a judicial proceeding by a beneficiary against a trustee for breach of trust must be commenced within three (3) years after the first to occur of:

     (1)  The removal, resignation, or death of the trustee;

     (2)  The termination of the beneficiary's interest in the trust; or

     (3)  The termination of the trust.

[Acts 2004, ch. 537, § 81.]