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Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-804 (2026)

Prudent administration

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A trustee shall administer the trust as a prudent person would, by considering the purposes, terms, distributional requirements, and other circumstances of the trust. In satisfying this standard, the trustee shall exercise reasonable care, skill and caution.

Acts 2004, ch. 537, § 60.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2007–2024 · leading case: Wood v. Lowery, 238 S.W.3d 747 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007).
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Wood v. Lowery, 238 S.W.3d 747 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 4× “T.C.A. § 35-15-804 provides that "a trustee shall administer the trust as a prudent person would, by considering the purposes, terms, distributional requirements, and other circumstances of the trust.”
John D. Glass v. Suntrust Bank, 523 S.W.3d 61 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “Overall, Mr, Buyer characterized the decision to continue the lease as “low risk,” On appeal, Plaintiff argues that Sun-Trust’s decision regarding the farm lease violated three statutory duties within the Uniform Trust Code: the duty to administer the trust as a prudent person,…”
In Re Est. of Richard Wayne Penniman (Tenn. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-804 . Notably, this duty requires a trustee to “exercise reasonable care, skill and caution.”
John D. Glass v. SunTrust Bank, Tr. of The Ann Haskins Whitson Glass Trust SunTrust Bank, of the Est. of Ann Haskins Whitson Glass & William Glass (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “On November 4, 2009, Appellant filed a response in opposition to SunTrust’s motion to transfer the Chancery Court Case to 3 Tennessee Code Annotated Section 35-15-804 addresses prudent administration of trusts and states that: A trustee shall administer the trust as a prudent…”
Michael D. Chase v. Martha L. Chase & Clare L. Chase (Del. Ch. 2019). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-804 (2004) (“A trustee shall administer the trust as a prudent person would, by considering the purposes, terms, distributional requirements, and other circumstances of the trust.”
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