Mississippi § 91-8-701 - Accepting or declining trusteeship.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 91-8-701 — Accepting or declining trusteeship., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 91-8-701. Accepting or declining trusteeship.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a person designated as trustee accepts the trusteeship: By substantially complying with a method of acceptance provided in the terms of the trust; or If the terms of the trust do not provide a method or the method provided in the terms is not expressly made exclusive, by accepting delivery of the trust property, exercising powers or performing duties as trustee, or otherwise indicating acceptance of the trusteeship. A person designated as trustee who has not yet accepted the trusteeship may reject the trusteeship. A designated trustee who does not accept the trusteeship within a reasonable time after knowing of the designation is deemed to have rejected the trusteeship. A person designated as trustee, without accepting the trusteeship, may: Act to preserve the trust property if, within a reasonable time after acting, the person sends a rejection of the trusteeship to the settlor or, if the settlor is dead or lacks capacity, to a qualified beneficiary; and Inspect or investigate trust property to determine potential liability under environmental or other law or for any other purpose.
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 91-8-701 cover?
Section 91-8-701 ("Accepting or declining trusteeship.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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