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Cal. Probate Code § 16006 (2026)

Trustee’s Duties in General

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The trustee has a duty to take reasonable steps under the circumstances to take and keep control of and to preserve the trust property.

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Cited in 14 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1987–2023 · leading case: Hearst v. Ganzi, 145 Cal. App. 4th 1195 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006).
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Hearst v. Ganzi, 145 Cal. App. 4th 1195 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006). “Code, § 16004); the duty to control and preserve trust property (Prob. Code, § 16006; Rest.2d Trusts, §§ 175, 176); the duty to make trust property productive (Rest.”
Pierce v. Lyman, 1 Cal. App. 4th 1093 (Cal. Ct. App. 1991). “Code, § 16002); the duty to deal impartially with the beneficiaries (Prob. Code, § 16003); the duty to avoid conflicts of interest (Prob.”
Harnedy v. Whitty, 110 Cal. App. 4th 1333 (Cal. Ct. App. 2003). “Code, § 16004); the duty to control and preserve trust property (Prob. Code, § 16006; Rest.2d Trusts, §§ 175, 176); the duty to make trust property productive (Rest.”
California Valley Miwok Tribe v. California Gambling Control Comm'n, 231 Cal. App. 4th 885 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “” (Prob. Code, § 16006.) Under the circumstances, the Commission’s duty as a trustee takes precedence, allowing it to withhold the RSTF funds from the Tribe until it can identify an authorized tribal representative to receive the funds and it can assure itself that it is not…”
Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians v. California, 629 F. Supp. 2d 1091 (E.D. Cal. 2009). “” Cal. Prob.Code § 16006 (West 2009). Moreover, a trustee is under a continuing duty to keep accurate accounts of dealings with the trust property, and to render an accounting to a beneficiary on demand.”
Dixon v. Superior Court, 195 Cal. App. 3d 758 (Cal. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “” (Prob. Code, § 16006.) 10 That duty obligates him to defend the trust in this proceeding.”
Starr v. Ashbrook, 304 Cal. Rptr. 3d 275 (Cal. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 3× “(a)), by taking reasonable steps to take, keep control of, and preserve trust property (Prob. Code, § 16006), and with reasonable care, skill, and caution (Prob.”
Starr v. Ashbrook, 87 Cal. App. 5th 999 (Cal. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 3× “(a)), by taking reasonable steps to take, keep control of, and preserve trust property (Prob. Code, § 16006), and with reasonable care, skill, and caution (Prob.”
Cockren v. Brown, No. F080282 (Cal. Ct. App. June 21, 2022). · cites it 2× “(Prob. Code, §§ 16006, 16010.) If the trustee is aware of property that belongs to the trust, but title to or possession of the property is held by another, the trustee has a duty to attempt to recover the property.”
DeJohn v. Wheeler, No. A137825M (Cal. Ct. App. Mar. 4, 2016). “(Prob. Code, § 16006.) The money she paid in connection with 2570 South Carey violated her duty to diversify trust investments.”
McCalla v. Nord, No. 4:22-cv-00675 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 4, 2023). “” Cal. Prob. Code § 16006 , 160007. 18 “The trustee shall administer the trust with reasonable care, skill, and caution under the 19 circumstances then prevailing that a prudent person acting in a like capacity would use in the 20 conduct of an enterprise of like character and…”
Struve v. Gardner, No. 1:19-cv-04581 (S.D. Ind. Sept. 30, 2021). “Code § 16002 (a); see also Cal. Prob. Code § 16006 ("The trustee has a duty to take reasonable steps under the circumstances to take and keep control of and to preserve the trust property.”
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