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title: O.C.G.A. § 53-12-345. Delegation.
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# O.C.G.A. § 53-12-345. Delegation.

(a) A trustee may delegate investment and management functions that a prudent trustee of comparable skills could properly delegate under the circumstances. The trustee shall exercise reasonable care, skill, and caution in:

(1) Selecting an agent;

(2) Establishing the scope and terms of the delegation consistent with the purposes and provisions of the trust; and

(3) Reviewing periodically the agent’s actions in order to monitor the agent’s performance and compliance with the terms of the delegation.

(b) In performing a delegation function, an agent shall owe a duty to the trust to exercise reasonable care to comply with the terms of the delegation.

(c) A trustee who complies with the requirements of subsection (a) of this Code section, and who takes reasonable steps to compel an agent to whom the function was delegated to redress a breach of duty to the trust, shall not be liable to the beneficiaries of the trust or to the trust for the decisions or actions of the agent to whom the function was delegated.

(d) By accepting the delegation of a trust function from the trustee of a trust that is subject to the laws of this state, an agent shall waive the defense of lack of personal jurisdiction and shall submit to the jurisdiction of this state.

## History

Code 1981, § 53-12-345, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 579, § 1/SB 131.