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Section 700.7703b – Separate Trustees Provision; Trust Instrument; Duties and Powers; Liability; Definitions.

700.7703b Separate trustees provision; trust instrument; duties and powers; liability; definitions. Sec. 7703b. (1) A trust instrument may include a separate trustees provision. (2) While a separate trustees provision applies, the whole trusteeship of the aggregate trust is divided, under the terms of the separate trustees provision, into discrete sets of separately accepted fiduciary responsibilities, […]

Section 700.7613 – Secured Claims; Payment; Basis.

700.7613 Secured claims; payment; basis. Sec. 7613. Payment of a secured claim shall be upon the basis of the amount allowed if the creditor surrenders the security. Otherwise, payment shall be upon the basis of 1 of the following: (a) If the creditor exhausts the security before receiving payment, upon the claim amount allowed less […]

Section 700.7615 – Counterclaims of Trustee.

700.7615 Counterclaims of trustee. Sec. 7615. In allowing a claim, the trustee may deduct a counterclaim that the trustee has against the claimant. In determining a claim against a trust, the court shall reduce the amount allowed by the amount of a counterclaim and, if the total counterclaims exceed the claim, render a judgment against […]

Section 700.7701 – Acceptance or Rejection of Trusteeship.

700.7701 Acceptance or rejection of trusteeship. Sec. 7701. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), a person designated as trustee accepts the trusteeship by doing either of the following: (a) Substantially complying with a method of acceptance provided in the terms of the trust. (b) If the terms of the trust do not provide […]

Section 700.7702 – Trustee’s Bond.

700.7702 Trustee’s bond. Sec. 7702. (1) A trustee shall give bond to secure performance of the trustee’s duties only if the court finds that a bond is needed to protect the interests of the trust beneficiaries or is required by the terms of the trust and the court has not dispensed with the requirement. (2) […]

Section 700.7703 – Cotrustees; Powers and Duties; Relief of Liability.

700.7703 Cotrustees; powers and duties; relief of liability. Sec. 7703. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, cotrustees shall act by majority decision. (2) A cotrustee shall participate in the performance of a trustee’s function unless the cotrustee is unavailable to perform the function because of absence, illness, disqualification under other law, or other […]