A trustee shall administer the trust as a prudent person would, by considering the purposes, terms, distributional requirements and other circumstances of the trust. In satisfying this standard, the trustee shall exercise reasonable care, skill and caution.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 14-10804

  • Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality, public corporation or any other legal or commercial entity. See Arizona Laws 14-10103
  • Trust: includes an express trust, private or charitable, with any additions, wherever and however created. See Arizona Laws 14-1201
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Trustee: includes an original, additional and successor trustee and a cotrustee. See Arizona Laws 14-10103