Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7906 (2026)
Reliance on trust instrument.
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ESTATES AND PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS CODE
Act 386 of 1998
700.7906 Reliance on trust instrument.
Sec. 7906.
A trustee who acts in reasonable reliance on the terms of the trust as expressed in the trust instrument is not liable to a trust beneficiary for a breach of trust to the extent the breach resulted from the reliance.
History: Add. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010
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Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2020–2025 · leading case: in Re Geraldine M Benjamin Trust (Mich. Ct. App. 2020).
in Re Geraldine M Benjamin Trust (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “” MCL 700.7906 (emphasis added). Furthermore, “[a] trustee who does not know that a trust has been revoked or amended is not liable to the settlor or the settlor’s successors in interest, including the trust beneficiaries, for distributions made and other actions taken on the…”
In Re Thomas Lis Trust (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “They cite MCL 700.7906, which states, “A trustee who acts in reasonable reliance on the terms of the trust as expressed in the trust instrument is not liable to a trust beneficiary for a breach of trust to the extent the breach resulted from the reliance.”
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