Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 11.98 - Trusts.
11.98.210 - Beneficiary trustee—Disregard of provision conferring absolute or similar power—Power of removal.

RCW 11.98.210
Beneficiary trustee—Disregard of provision conferring absolute or similar power—Power of removal.

If a trustee is a beneficiary of the trust and the trust instrument confers the power to make distributions of principal or income for the trustee's health, education, support, or maintenance as described in section 2041 or 2514 of the Internal Revenue Code and the applicable regulations adopted under that section, then a trust provision purporting to confer "absolute," "sole," "complete," "conclusive," or a similar discretion relating to the exercise of such trustee powers shall be disregarded in the exercise of the power, and the power may then only be exercised reasonably and in accordance with the ascertainable standard as set forth in RCW 11.98.200 and this section. A person who has the right to remove or to replace a trustee does not possess nor may the person be deemed to possess by virtue of having that right the powers of the trustee who is subject to removal or replacement.

[ 1993 c 339 § 3.]
NOTES:

Severability—1993 c 339: See note following RCW 11.98.200.

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Revised Code of Washington

Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law

Chapter 11.98 - Trusts.

11.98.002 - Definitions.

11.98.005 - Trust situs and governing law.

11.98.008 - Trust creation—Methods.

11.98.009 - Application of chapter.

11.98.011 - Trust creation—Requirements.

11.98.012 - Trust creation—Other jurisdictions.

11.98.013 - Trust creation—Allowable purposes.

11.98.014 - Trust creation—Oral trusts.

11.98.015 - Noncharitable trusts without ascertainable beneficiaries.

11.98.016 - Exercise of powers by co-trustees.

11.98.017 - Trusteeship—Accepting and declining—Powers without acceptance.

11.98.019 - Relinquishment of powers by trustee.

11.98.029 - Resignation of trustee.

11.98.039 - Nonjudicial change of trustee—Judicial appointment or change of trustee—Liability and duties of successor fiduciary.

11.98.041 - Change of trustee—Discharge of outgoing trustee, when.

11.98.045 - Criteria for transfer of trust assets or administration.

11.98.051 - Nonjudicial transfer of trust assets or administration—Notice—Consent required.

11.98.055 - Judicial transfer of situs of trusts.

11.98.060 - Power of successor trustee.

11.98.065 - Change in form of corporate trustee.

11.98.070 - Power of trustee.

11.98.071 - Trustee's delegation of duties.

11.98.072 - Trustee—Notification requirements.

11.98.075 - Certification of trust.

11.98.078 - Trustee duty of loyalty.

11.98.080 - Consolidation of trusts.

11.98.085 - Trustee—Breach of trust—Damages.

11.98.100 - Nonliability for action or inaction based on lack of knowledge of events.

11.98.105 - Nonliability of third persons without knowledge of breach.

11.98.107 - Trustee exculpation.

11.98.108 - Nonliability of trustee—Beneficiary's consent, release, or ratification.

11.98.110 - Contract and tort liability.

11.98.130 - Rule against perpetuities.

11.98.140 - Distribution and vesting of assets.

11.98.145 - Distribution upon termination.

11.98.150 - Distribution of assets after one hundred fifty-year period.

11.98.160 - Effective date of irrevocable inter vivos trust—Effective date of revocable inter vivos or testamentary trust.

11.98.170 - Designation of trustee as beneficiary of life insurance policy or retirement plan—Determination of proper recipient of proceeds—Definitions—Beneficiary designations executed before January 1, 1985, not invalidated.

11.98.200 - Beneficiary trustee—Limitations on power.

11.98.210 - Beneficiary trustee—Disregard of provision conferring absolute or similar power—Power of removal.

11.98.220 - Beneficiary trustee—Inferences of law—Judicial review.

11.98.230 - Beneficiary trustee—Income under marital deduction—Spousal power of appointment.

11.98.240 - Beneficiary trustee—Applicability—Exceptions—Election of exception—Cause of action.

11.98.900 - Application of RCW 11.98.130 through 11.98.160—RCW 11.68.090 prevails.

11.98.920 - Short title.

11.98.930 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.