A trustee is not liable to a beneficiary for breach of trust if the beneficiary consented to the conduct constituting the breach, released the trustee from liability for the breach or ratified the transaction constituting the breach, unless either:

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 14-11009

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Beneficiary: means a person who either:

    (a) Has a present or future beneficial interest in a trust, vested or contingent. 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

1. The consent, release or ratification of the beneficiary was induced by improper conduct of the trustee.

2. At the time of the consent, release or ratification, the beneficiary did not know of the beneficiary’s rights or of the material facts relating to the breach.