§44-6C-1 Prudent investor rule. - West Virginia Statutes

§44-6C-1. Prudent investor rule.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section two, article six of this chapter, and except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, 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.