The Arizona Revised Statutes have been updated to include the revised sections from the 56th Legislature, 1st Regular Session. Please note that the next update of this compilation will not take place until after the conclusion of the 56th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session, which convenes in January 2024.
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A. A term of a trust relieving a trustee of liability for breach of trust is unenforceable to the extent that it either:
1. Relieves the trustee of liability for breach of trust committed in bad faith or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the trust or the interests of the beneficiaries.
2. Was inserted as the result of an abuse by the trustee of a fiduciary or confidential relationship to the settlor.
B. An exculpatory term drafted or caused to be drafted by the trustee is invalid as an abuse of a fiduciary or confidential relationship unless the trustee proves that the exculpatory term is fair under the circumstances and that its existence and contents were adequately communicated to the settlor.
C. Subsection B does not apply to an irrevocable trust created before January 1, 2009 or to a revocable trust created before January 1, 2009 that is not amended on or after January 1, 2009.