California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 16000

Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

On acceptance of the trust, the trustee has a duty to administer the trust according to the trust instrument and, except to the extent the trust instrument provides otherwise, according to this division.

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Cal. Prob. Code § 16000 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/prob/division-9-trust-law/part-4-trust-administration/chapter-1-duties-of-trustees/article-1-trustee-s-duties-in-general/section-16000

Other sections in Article 1 - Trustee’s Duties in General

§ 16000§ 16001§ 16002§ 16003§ 16004§ 16004.5§ 16005§ 16006§ 16007§ 16009§ 16010§ 16011§ 16012§ 16013§ 16014§ 16015

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