W. Va. Code § 44D-8A-811
No duty to monitor, inform, or advise
West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 44D — Uniform Trust Code · Status: effective
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(a) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise:
(1) A trustee does not have a duty to:
(A) Monitor a trust director; or
(B) Inform or give advice to a grantor, beneficiary, trustee, or trust director concerning an instance in which the trustee might have acted differently than the director; and
(2) By taking an action described in §44D-8A-811(a)(1) of this code, a trustee does not assume the duty excluded by §44D-8A-811(a)(1) of this code.
(b) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise:
(1) A trust director does not have a duty to:
(A) Monitor a trustee or another trust director; or
(B) Inform or give advice to a grantor, 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
(2) By taking an action described in §44D-8A-811(b)(1) of this code, a trust director does not assume the duty excluded by §44D-8A-811(b)(1) of this code.