Indiana § 30-4-3-32 - Trustee's liability for breach of trust
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 30-4-3-32 — Trustee's liability for breach of trust, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 30-4-3-32. Trustee's liability for breach of trust
Sec. 32. (a) Except as stated in subsections (b) and (c), the trustee, by provisions of the trust, can be relieved of liability for breach of trust.
(b) A provision in the trust instrument is not effective to relieve the trustee of liability for breach of trust committed in bad faith, intentionally, or with reckless indifference to the interest of the beneficiary, or of liability for any profit that the trustee has derived from a breach of trust.
(c) A provision that relieves the trustee of liability for breach of trust is ineffective if it is inserted in the trust instrument as the result of an abuse by the trustee of a fiduciary or confidential relationship to the settlor.
As added by P.L.149-1984, SEC.1.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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