AB490,111,24 17(8) Duties of a trustee and a directing party. (a)   A trustee and a directing
18party shall act in accordance with a trust protector's exercise of a power granted to
19the trust protector. A trustee and a directing party are not liable for acting in
20accordance with the trust protector's exercise of a power granted to the trust
21protector unless the attempted exercise is manifestly contrary to the power granted
22to the trust protector or the trustee or the directing party knows that the attempted
23exercise would constitute a serious breach of a duty that the trust protector owes to
24the beneficiaries of the trust.
AB490,112,6
1(b) A trustee and a directing party do not have a duty to monitor the conduct
2of the trust protector, provide advice to or consult with the trust protector, or
3communicate with, warn, or apprise any beneficiary concerning instances in which
4the trustee or the directing party would or might have exercised the trustee's or the
5directing party's discretion in a manner different from the manner in which the trust
6protector exercised its discretion.
AB490,112,15 7(9)   Right to information. (a) A trust protector may request information about
8the trust from the trustee and, if the requested information is related to a power
9granted to the trust protector, the trustee shall provide the requested information to
10the trust protector. If a trustee is bound by any confidentiality restrictions with
11respect to information requested by a trust protector, the trustee may require that
12the trust protector agree to be bound by the confidentiality restrictions before
13delivering such information to the trust protector. A trustee is not liable to any
14beneficiary for any loss or damages resulting from the trustee providing information
15to the trust protector that is related to the power granted to the trust protector.
AB490,112,1816 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a trustee does not have to
17provide any information to the trust protector that the trust protector does not
18request.
AB490,112,21 19(10)   Payment or reimbursement of attorney fees and costs. A trustee shall,
20in accordance with s. 701.1004, pay or reimburse a trust protector for attorney fees
21and costs to defend any claim made against the trust protector.
AB490,112,24 22(11)   Application of other sections to trust protectors. Sections 701.0701,
23701.0708, 701.0709, 701.1001 to 701.1003, and 701.1005 to 701.1010 apply to a trust
24protector as if the trust protector is the trustee.
AB490,113,3
1(12)   Jurisdiction. A person who accepts an appointment as a trust protector
2of a trust submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state, as provided in s.
3701.0202 (1).
AB490,152 4Section 152. 701.0819 of the statutes is created to read:
AB490,113,8 5701.0819 Marital deduction transfers. (1) For purposes of this section,
6"marital deduction transfer" means a lifetime or testamentary transfer of property
7that is intended to qualify for the marital deduction as indicated by the terms of the
8trust.
AB490,113,11 9(2) In interpreting, construing, or administering a trust instrument, absent a
10clear expression of intent by the settlor to the contrary, a trustee shall apply the
11following presumptions that may only be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence:
AB490,113,1312 (a) The settlor intended to take advantage of tax deductions, exemptions,
13exclusions, and credits.
AB490,113,1614 (b) The settlor intended that any transfer made to a spouse outright and free
15of trust qualify for the gift or estate tax marital deduction and is a marital deduction
16transfer.
AB490,113,2317 (c) If the trust instrument refers to a trust as a marital trust, qualified
18terminable interest property trust, or spousal trust, or refers to qualified terminable
19interest property, section 2044, 2056, 2056A, or 2523 of the Internal Revenue Code,
20or a similar provision of applicable state law, the settlor intended that the trust and
21property passing to the trust qualify for the applicable gift or estate tax marital
22deduction and that the transfer qualifies for the marital deduction for federal and
23state gift or estate tax purposes.
AB490,114,3
1(3) If a trust receives a marital deduction transfer, the trust instrument shall
2be construed to comply with the marital deduction provisions of the Internal
3Revenue Code.
AB490,114,9 4(4) If a trust receives a marital deduction transfer, the trustee has all the
5powers, duties, and discretionary authority necessary to comply with the marital
6deduction provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. The trustee may not take any
7action or have any power that may impair the availability of the marital deduction,
8but this does not require the trustee to make the election under either section 2056
9(b) (7), 2056A (a) (3), or 2523 (f) of the Internal Revenue Code.
AB490,153 10Section 153. 701.09 (title), (1) and (2) of the statutes are renumbered 853.34
11(title), (1) and (2).
AB490,154 12Section 154. 701.09 (3), (4) and (5) of the statutes are repealed.
AB490,155 13Section 155. Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 701 [precedes 701.0901] of the
14statutes is created to read:
AB490,114,1515 chapter 701
AB490,114,1616 subchapter IX
AB490,114,1717 investment management of trusts
AB490,156 18Section 156. 701.0901 of the statutes is created to read:
AB490,114,21 19701.0901 Application of the Wisconsin Prudent Investor Act. Except as
20provided in this subchapter, the investment management of the property of a trust
21is governed by ch. 881.
AB490,157 22Section 157. 701.0902 of the statutes is created to read:
AB490,114,24 23701.0902 Directed trust property. (1) A directing party who has power over
24directed trust property shall do all of the following:
AB490,115,3
1(a) Direct the trustee on the retention, purchase, sale, exchange, tender,
2encumbrance, or any other investment transaction of the directed trust property and
3the investment and reinvestment of principal and income.
AB490,115,54 (b) Direct the trustee with respect to the management, control, and voting
5powers, including voting proxies, of the directed trust property.
AB490,115,96 (c) Select and determine reasonable compensation of one or more outside
7investment advisors, managers, consultants, or counselors, which may include the
8trustee, and delegate investment authority to them pursuant to the investment
9delegation provisions under s. 881.01 (10).
AB490,115,1210 (d) Determine the frequency of and methodology for valuing directed trust
11property and provide the value of property for which there is no readily available
12daily market value.
AB490,115,14 13(2) A trustee who has no power over directed trust property does not have a
14duty to do any of the following with respect to the directed trust property:
AB490,115,1515 (a) Prepare or review investment policy statements.
AB490,115,1616 (b) Perform investment or suitability reviews, inquiries, or investigations.
AB490,115,1817 (c) Determine or verify the value of directed trust property for which there is
18no readily available daily market value.
AB490,115,1919 (d) Monitor the conduct or investment performance of the directing party.
AB490,158 20Section 158. 701.0903 of the statutes is created to read:
AB490,116,2 21701.0903 Nonapplication of prudent investor rule to life insurance
22contracts owned by trusts.
(1) Notwithstanding s. 881.01, if a principal purpose
23of a trust is to hold a life insurance contract or to purchase a life insurance contract
24from contributions made to the trust, the trustee does not have a duty to determine
25whether the life insurance contract is or remains a proper investment of the trust.

1For purposes of this subsection, determining whether a life insurance contact is or
2remains a proper investment includes all of the following:
AB490,116,43 (a) Investigating the financial strength or changes in the financial strength of
4the life insurance company maintaining the life insurance contract.
AB490,116,65 (b) Determining whether to exercise any policy option, right, or privilege
6available under the life insurance contract.
AB490,116,87 (c) Diversifying the life insurance contract relative to any other life insurance
8contracts or any other assets of the trust.
AB490,116,109 (d) Inquiring about or investigating the health or financial condition of an
10insured.
AB490,116,1311 (e) Preventing the lapse of a life insurance contract if the trust does not receive
12contributions or hold other readily marketable assets to pay the life insurance
13contract premiums.
AB490,116,15 14(2) A trustee is not liable for a loss that arises because the trustee did not take
15an action specified in sub. (1).
AB490,116,21 16(3) This section does not apply to a life insurance contract that is purchased
17from an affiliate of the trustee or to a life insurance contract from which the trustee
18or an affiliate receives a commission, unless the power to purchase the life insurance
19contract has been delegated to another person and that other person made the
20decision to purchase the life insurance contract from or through the trustee or an
21affiliate.
AB490,116,25 22(4) This section does not apply to a trust that was executed before the effective
23date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], unless the trustee notifies the qualified
24beneficiaries that the trustee elects to be governed by this section and provides the
25qualified beneficiaries with a copy of this section.
AB490,117,3
1(5) Subject to sub. (4), this section applies to a life insurance contract acquired,
2retained, or owned by a trustee before, on, or after the effective date of this subsection
3.... [LRB inserts date].
AB490,159 4Section 159. 701.10 of the statutes is repealed.
AB490,160 5Section 160. Subchapter X (title) of chapter 701 [precedes 701.1001] of the
6statutes is created to read:
AB490,117,77 chapter 701
AB490,117,108 subchapter x
9 liability of trustees and rights
10 of persons dealing with trustee
AB490,161 11Section 161. 701.1001 of the statutes is created to read:
AB490,117,13 12701.1001 Remedies for breach of trust. (1) A violation by a trustee of a duty
13the trustee owes to a beneficiary is a breach of trust.
AB490,117,15 14(2) To remedy a breach of trust that has occurred or may occur, a court may do
15any of the following:
AB490,117,1616 (a) Compel the trustee to perform the trustee's duties.
AB490,117,1717 (b) Enjoin the trustee from committing a breach of trust.
AB490,117,1918 (c) Compel the trustee to redress a breach of trust by paying money, restoring
19property, or other means.
AB490,117,2020 (d) Order a trustee to account.
AB490,117,2421 (e) Appoint an additional trustee, a directing party, or a trust protector having
22the duties and authority ordered by the court, including, in the case of an additional
23trustee, the authority to take possession of the trust property and administer the
24trust.
AB490,117,2525 (f) Suspend the trustee.
AB490,118,1
1(g) Remove the trustee as provided in s. 701.0706.
AB490,118,22 (h) Reduce the compensation of or deny compensation to the trustee.
AB490,118,53 (i) Subject to s. 701.1012, void an act of the trustee, impose a lien or a
4constructive trust on trust property, or trace trust property wrongfully disposed of
5and order recovery of the property or its proceeds.
AB490,118,76 (j) Order any other appropriate relief, whether provided elsewhere in this
7chapter, available at common law, or under equity principles.
AB490,162 8Section 162. 701.1002 of the statutes is created to read:
AB490,118,11 9701.1002 Damages for breach of trust; liability of successor trustee. (1)
10A trustee who commits a breach of trust is liable to an affected beneficiary for the
11greater of the following:
AB490,118,1312 (a) The amount required to restore the value of the trust property and trust
13distributions to what they would have been had the breach not occurred.
AB490,118,1414 (b) The profit the trustee made by reason of the breach.
AB490,118,22 15(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if more than one trustee
16is liable to a beneficiary for a breach of trust, a trustee is entitled to contribution from
17the other trustee or trustees. A trustee is not entitled to contribution if the trustee
18was substantially more at fault than another trustee or if the trustee committed the
19breach of trust in bad faith or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the trust
20or the interests of the beneficiary. A trustee who received a benefit from the breach
21of trust is not entitled to contribution from another trustee to the extent of the benefit
22received.
AB490,118,25 23(3) A successor trustee is not liable for the acts and omissions of a former
24trustee or for the acts or omissions of any directing party or trust protector that are
25taken before the appointment of the successor trustee.
AB490,163
1Section 163. 701.1003 of the statutes is created to read:
AB490,119,4 2701.1003 Damages in absence of breach. Absent a breach of trust, a trustee
3is not liable to a beneficiary for a loss or depreciation in the value of trust property
4or for not having made a profit.
AB490,164 5Section 164. 701.1004 of the statutes is created to read:
AB490,119,9 6701.1004 Attorney fees and costs. (1) In a judicial proceeding involving the
7administration of a trust, the court, as justice and equity may require, may award
8costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, to any party, to be paid by
9another party or from the trust that is the subject of the controversy.
AB490,119,15 10(2) Subject to sub. (3), if a trustee, directing party, or trust protector defends
11or prosecutes any proceeding in good faith, whether successful or not, the trustee,
12directing party, or trust protector is entitled to receive from the trust the necessary
13expenses and disbursements, including reasonable attorney fees, incurred. This
14subsection does not preclude a court from ordering another party to reimburse the
15trust for these expenses and disbursements as provided in sub. (1).
AB490,119,18 16(3) (a) A trustee may pay costs or attorney fees incurred in any proceeding from
17the trust property without the approval of any person and without court
18authorization, unless the court orders otherwise as provided in par. (c).
AB490,120,519 (b) If a claim or defense based upon a breach of trust is made against a trustee,
20directing party, or trust protector in a proceeding, the trustee shall provide notice to
21each qualified beneficiary, directing party, and trust protector of the trustee's
22intention to pay costs or attorney fees incurred in the proceeding from the trust prior
23to making payment. The notice shall inform each qualified beneficiary, directing
24party, and trust protector of the right to apply to the court for an order prohibiting
25the trustee from paying attorney fees or costs from trust property. If a trustee is

1served with a motion for an order prohibiting the trustee from paying from the trust
2attorney fees or costs in the proceeding and the trustee pays attorney fees or costs
3from the trust before an order is entered on the motion, the trustee, directing party,
4or trust protector and their respective attorneys who have been paid attorney fees
5or costs from trust property are subject to the remedies in pars. (c) and (d).
AB490,120,86 (c) 1. If a claim or defense based upon breach of trust is made against a trustee,
7directing party, or trust protector in a proceeding, a party may move the court for an
8order to prohibit the trustee from paying costs or attorney fees from trust property.
AB490,120,169 2. Except as provided in subd. 3., if the moving party demonstrates to the court
10that there is a reasonable basis for the court to find that a breach of trust occurred,
11the court shall enter an order prohibiting the payment of further attorney fees and
12costs from trust property and shall order attorney fees or costs previously paid from
13trust property in such proceeding to be refunded, unless the court finds good cause
14to allow attorney fees and costs to be paid from the trust. A trustee, directing party,
15or trust protector may offer evidence to rebut the evidence submitted to the court by
16the moving party.
AB490,120,1817 3. The court may defer ruling on a motion to prohibit a trustee from paying costs
18or attorney fees from trust property until discovery is taken by the parties.
AB490,121,319 4. An order entered under this paragraph does not limit a trustee's, directing
20party's, or trust protector's right to seek an order allowing the payment of some or
21all of the attorneys fees or costs incurred in the proceeding from trust property,
22including any fees required to be refunded, after the claim or defense is finally
23determined by the court. If a claim or defense based upon a breach of trust is
24withdrawn, dismissed, or resolved without a determination by the court that the
25trustee committed a breach of trust, after the entry of an order prohibiting payment

1of attorney fees and costs pursuant to this paragraph, the trustee may pay costs or
2attorney fees incurred in the proceeding from the trust property without further
3court authorization.
AB490,121,84 (d) If the court orders a refund under par. (c), the court may enter sanctions as
5are appropriate if a refund is not made as directed by the court, including striking
6defenses or pleadings filed by the trustee, directing party, or trust protector. Nothing
7in this paragraph limits other remedies and sanctions the court may employ for the
8failure to refund the trust in a timely manner.
AB490,121,119 (e) Subject to s. 701.1005, nothing in this subsection limits the power of the
10court to review fees and costs or the right of any interested persons to challenge fees
11and costs after payment, after an accounting, or after conclusion of the litigation.
AB490,121,1512 (f) Notice under par. (b) is not required if the action or defense is later
13withdrawn or dismissed by the party that is alleging a breach of trust or resolved
14without a determination by the court that the trustee has not committed a breach
15of trust.
AB490,121,23 16(4) A provision of a trust instrument drafted or caused to be drafted by a
17trustee, directing party, or trust protector that modifies the application of this section
18in a manner favorable to the trustee, directing party, or trust protector and
19potentially detrimental to a beneficiary is invalid with respect to the trustee,
20directing party, or trust protector unless the trustee, directing party, or trust
21protector proves that the provision was fair under the circumstances existing at the
22time the trust instrument was signed and that the existence and contents of the
23provision were adequately communicated to the settlor.
AB490,165 24Section 165. 701.1005 of the statutes is created to read:
AB490,122,4
1701.1005 Limitation of action against trustee. (1) A beneficiary may not
2commence a proceeding against a trustee for breach of trust more than one year after
3the date on which the beneficiary or a representative of the beneficiary was sent a
4report that adequately disclosed the existence of a potential claim for breach of trust.
AB490,122,7 5(2) A report adequately discloses the existence of a potential claim for breach
6of trust if it provides sufficient information so that the beneficiary or representative
7knows of the potential claim or should have inquired into its existence.
AB490,122,10 8(3) If sub. (1) does not apply, a proceeding by a beneficiary against a trustee for
9breach of trust must be commenced within 5 years after the first to occur of the
10following:
AB490,122,1111 (a) The removal, resignation, or death of the trustee.
AB490,122,1212 (b) The termination of the beneficiary's interest in the trust.
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