| | | §811.__Enforcement and defense of claims |
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| | | A trustee shall take reasonable steps to enforce claims of the | | trust and to defend claims against the trust. |
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| | | §812.__Collecting trust property |
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| | | A trustee shall take reasonable steps: |
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| | | 1.__Compel delivery.__To compel a former trustee or other | | person to deliver trust property to the trustee; and |
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| | | 2.__Redress breach.__To redress a breach of trust known to the | | trustee to have been committed by a former trustee. |
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| | | §813.__Duty to inform and report |
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| | | 1.__Inform beneficiaries.__A trustee shall keep the qualified | | beneficiaries of the trust reasonably informed about the | | administration of the trust and of the material facts necessary | | for them to protect their interests.__Unless a request is | | unreasonable under the circumstances, a trustee shall promptly | | respond to a qualified beneficiary's request for that trustee's | | reports and other information reasonably related to the | | administration of the trust. |
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| | | 2.__Information.__A trustee: |
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| | | A.__Upon request of a beneficiary, shall promptly furnish to | | the beneficiary a copy of the trust instrument; |
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| | | B.__Within 60 days after accepting a trusteeship, shall | | notify the qualified beneficiaries of the acceptance and of | | the trustee's name, address and telephone number; |
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| | | C.__Within 60 days after the date the trustee acquires | | knowledge of the creation of an irrevocable trust, or the | | date the trustee acquires knowledge that a formerly | | revocable trust has become irrevocable, whether by the death | | of the settlor or otherwise, shall notify the qualified | | beneficiaries of the trust's existence, of the identity of | | the settlor or settlors, of the right to request a copy of | | the trust instrument and of the right to a trustee's report | | as provided in subsection 3; and |
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| | | D.__Shall notify the qualified beneficiaries in advance of | | any change in the method or rate of the trustee's | | compensation. |
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