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K.S.A. § 58a-815 (2026)

General powers of trustee

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58a-815. General powers of trustee. (a) A trustee, without authorization by the court, may exercise:

(1) Powers conferred by the terms of the trust; and

(2) except as limited by the terms of the trust:

(A) All powers over the trust property which an unmarried competent owner has over individually owned property;

(B) any other powers appropriate to achieve the proper investment, management, and distribution of the trust property; and

(C) any other powers conferred by this code.

(b) The exercise of a power is subject to the fiduciary duties prescribed by this article.

History: L. 2002, ch. 133, § 72; L. 2004, ch. 158, § 14; July 1.


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Cited in 2 cases, 2012–2013 · leading case: Lunt v. Peoples Bank (In re Lunt), 500 B.R. 9 (D. Kan. 2013).
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Lunt v. Peoples Bank (In re Lunt), 500 B.R. 9 (D. Kan. 2013). · cites it 2× “5-18 at 11-16 (citing K.S.A. § 58a-815(a)(2)(A) (granting to trustees of express trusts the same powers as an unmarried competent owner has over individually-owned property); K.”
In re Lunt, 477 B.R. 812 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2012). “Authority to enforce the Note is found in K.S.A. 58a-815(a)(2)(A), a subsection of the Kansas Uniform Trust Code, 18 which grants to trustees of express trusts “[a]ll powers over the trust property which an unmarried competent owner has over individually owned property.”
— K.S.A. § 58a-815(a)(2)(A) — 2 cases
Lunt v. Peoples Bank (In re Lunt), 500 B.R. 9 (D. Kan. 2013). “5-18 at 11-16 (citing K.S.A. § 58a-815(a)(2)(A) (granting to trustees of express trusts the same powers as an unmarried competent owner has over individually-owned property); K.”
In re Lunt, 477 B.R. 812 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2012). “Authority to enforce the Note is found in K.S.A. 58a-815(a)(2)(A), a subsection of the Kansas Uniform Trust Code, 18 which grants to trustees of express trusts “[a]ll powers over the trust property which an unmarried competent owner has over individually owned property.”
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