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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part II REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS
  3. Title II DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION, WILLS, ESTATES OF DECEASED PERSONS AND ABSENTEES, GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP AND TRUSTS
  4. Chapter 203E MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM TRUST CODE
  5. Article 7 OFFICE OF TRUSTEE
  6. Section 709 Reimbursement of expenses

Section 709

Section 709: Reimbursement of expenses

Section 709. Reimbursement of expenses


(a) A trustee shall be entitled to be reimbursed out of the trust property, with interest as appropriate, for:

(1) expenses that were properly incurred in the administration of the trust; and

(2) expenses that were not properly incurred in the administration of the trust, to the extent necessary to prevent unjust enrichment of the trust.

(b) An advance by the trustee of money for the protection of the trust shall give rise to a lien against trust property to secure reimbursement with reasonable interest.

ARTICLE 8 DUTIES AND POWERS OF TRUSTEE