Whenever the happening of an event, including marriage, divorce, performance of education requirements or death, affects the administration or distribution of a trust, a trustee who has exercised reasonable care to ascertain the happening of the event is not liable for a loss resulting from the trustee's lack of knowledge.
Structure Delaware Code
Title 12 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations
Subchapter VII. Liability of Trustees and Rights of Persons Dealing With Trustee
§ 3580. Definition [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 172, § 6].
§ 3581. Breach of trust; equitable remedies.
§ 3583. Liability of trustee in absence of breach.
§ 3584. Attorneys' fees and costs.
§ 3586. Reliance on governing instrument.
§ 3587. Events affecting administration or distribution.
§ 3589. Limitation on personal liability of trustee.
§ 3590. Protection of person dealing with trustee.
§ 3591. Certification of trust.
§ 3592. Failure of trust to dispose of all assets.