Delaware Code
Subchapter III. General Provisions
§ 3544. Successor trustee.

Unless provided otherwise by the terms of the governing instrument or by order of court, in the absence of actual knowledge of a breach of trust, or information concerning a possible breach of trust that would cause a reasonable person to inquire, a successor trustee appointed in accordance with the terms of the governing instrument, by the court, or by nonjudicial settlement agreement, is under no duty to examine the accounts and records of a predecessor trustee, is under no duty to inquire into or confirm the validity of a governing instrument or actions by a predecessor trustee altering or modifying a governing instrument or to inquire into the acts or omissions of its predecessor, is not liable for any failure to seek redress for any act or omission of any predecessor trustee, shall have responsibility only for property which is actually delivered to it by its predecessor, and shall have all of the powers and discretions conferred in the governing instrument upon the original trustee.

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Delaware Code

Title 12 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations

Chapter 35. TRUSTS

Subchapter III. General Provisions

§ 3531. Renunciation by trustee named in trust instrument; filing and recording.

§ 3532. Transfer of stocks, bonds or other corporate securities by trustee; certificate of Register in Chancery.

§ 3533. Sale of trust property free from trust; procedure.

§ 3534. Notice procedure.

§ 3535. Powers of appointment, rule against perpetuities and restraints on alienation.

§ 3536. Rights of creditors and assignees of beneficiary of trust [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 172, § 6].

§ 3536A. Release of beneficial interests by beneficiaries.

§ 3537. Conveyance of realty by infant trustee.

§ 3538. Testamentary trusts; certification of by Register of Wills to Register in Chancery; record.

§ 3539. Charitable trust; sale of timber on lands; application of proceeds.

§ 3540. Powers and duties of certain trustees.

§ 3541. Administration of charitable trusts or noncharitable purpose trusts; cy pres rule.

§ 3542. Termination of small trusts [For application of this section, see 80 Del. Laws, c. 153, § 5].

§ 3543. Distribution of estate or trust assets without creation of trust.

§ 3544. Successor trustee.

§ 3545. Limitations on oral trusts; execution requirements for written trusts [For application of this section, see 81 Del. Laws, c. 320, §  8].

§ 3546. Limitation on action contesting validity of trusts [For application of this section, see 80 Del. Laws, c. 153, § 5].

§ 3547. Representation by person with a substantially identical interest [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 172, § 6].

§ 3548. Limited purpose trust companies; general powers of appointment.

§ 3549. Marital deduction gift; compliance with Internal Revenue Code; fiduciary powers.

§ 3550. Electronic execution of documents.