No duty to monitor, inform, or advise trust director or trustee.

RCW 11.98B.100
in effect
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(1) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise: (a) A trustee does not have a duty to: (i) Monitor a trust director; or (ii) Inform or give advice to a settlor, beneficiary, trustee, or trust director concerning an instance in which the trustee might have acted differently than the director; and (b) By taking an action described in (a) of this subsection, a trustee does not assume the duty excluded by (a) of this subsection. (2) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise: (a) A trust director does not have a duty to: (i) Monitor a trustee or another trust director; or (ii) Inform or give advice to a settlor, beneficiary, trustee, or another trust director concerning an instance in which the director might have acted differently than a trustee or another trust director; and (b) By taking an action described in (a) of this subsection, a trust director does not assume the duty excluded by (a) of this subsection. (1) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise: (a) A trustee does not have a duty to: (i) Monitor a trust director; or (ii) Inform or give advice to a settlor, beneficiary, trustee, or trust director concerning an instance in which the trustee might have acted differently than the director; and (b) By taking an action described in (a) of this subsection, a trustee does not assume the duty excluded by (a) of this subsection. (2) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise: (a) A trust director does not have a duty to: (i) Monitor a trustee or another trust director; or (ii) Inform or give advice to a settlor, beneficiary, trustee, or another trust director concerning an instance in which the director might have acted differently than a trustee or another trust director; and (b) By taking an action described in (a) of this subsection, a trust director does not assume the duty excluded by (a) of this subsection.
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.98B&full=trueFetched: 6/28/2026