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Any other powers conferred by this chapter.B\n\nThe exercise of a power is subject to the fiduciary duties prescribed by this article.C\n\nAny reference in a trust instrument incorporating the powers authorized under &#xA7; 64.2-105 shall not be construed to limit powers a trustee may exercise pursuant to this section, unless the settlor expressly states in the trust instrument that such reference should be so construed.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":256103,"text":"A trustee, without authorization by the court, may exercise:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":256104,"text":"Powers conferred by the terms of the trust; and","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":256105,"text":"Except as limited by the terms of the trust:\n\t\t\t\ta. All powers over the trust property that an unmarried competent owner has over individually owned property;\n\t\t\t\tb. Any other powers appropriate to achieve the proper investment, management, and distribution of the trust property; and\n\t\t\t\tc. Any other powers conferred by this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"B"},"3":{"id":256106,"text":"The exercise of a power is subject to the fiduciary duties prescribed by this article.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"C"},"4":{"id":256107,"text":"Any reference in a trust instrument incorporating the powers authorized under &#xA7; 64.2-105 shall not be construed to limit powers a trustee may exercise pursuant to this section, unless the settlor expressly states in the trust instrument that such reference should be so construed.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":12989,"edition_id":1,"name":"Duties and Powers of Trustee","identifier":"8","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12725,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:06","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:06","permalink":{"id":274455,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12989,"identifier":"8","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8","url":"\/64.2\/III\/7\/8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12725,"edition_id":1,"name":"Uniform Trust Code","identifier":"7","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12724,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":274107,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12725,"identifier":"7","token":"64.2\/III\/7","url":"\/64.2\/III\/7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12724,"edition_id":1,"name":"Trusts","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12723,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":273811,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12724,"identifier":"III","token":"64.2\/III","url":"\/64.2\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12723,"edition_id":1,"name":"Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries","identifier":"64.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":272781,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12723,"identifier":"64.2","token":"64.2","url":"\/64.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":65102,"structure_id":12989,"section_number":"64.2-763","catch_line":"Duty to administer trust and invest","url":"\/64.2-763\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-763","metadata":false},{"id":58429,"structure_id":12989,"section_number":"64.2-764","catch_line":"Duty of loyalty","url":"\/64.2-764\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-764","metadata":false},{"id":64366,"structure_id":12989,"section_number":"64.2-765","catch_line":"Impartiality","url":"\/64.2-765\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-765","metadata":false},{"id":71701,"structure_id":12989,"section_number":"64.2-766","catch_line":"Prudent administration","url":"\/64.2-766\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-766","metadata":false},{"id":78963,"structure_id":12989,"section_number":"64.2-767","catch_line":"Costs of administration","url":"\/64.2-767\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-767","metadata":false},{"id":54069,"structure_id":12989,"section_number":"64.2-768","catch_line":"Trustee's skills","url":"\/64.2-768\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-768","metadata":false},{"id":87228,"structure_id":12989,"section_number":"64.2-769","catch_line":"Delegation by trustee","url":"\/64.2-769\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-769","metadata":false},{"id":80013,"structure_id":12989,"section_number":"64.2-770","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/64.2-770\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-770","metadata":false},{"id":86531,"structure_id":12989,"section_number":"64.2-771","catch_line":"Control and protection of trust property","url":"\/64.2-771\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-771","metadata":false},{"id":84356,"structure_id":12989,"section_number":"64.2-772","catch_line":"Recordkeeping and identification of trust property","url":"\/64.2-772\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-772","metadata":false},{"id":86060,"structure_id":12989,"section_number":"64.2-773","catch_line":"Enforcement and defense of claims","url":"\/64.2-773\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-773","metadata":false},{"id":56796,"structure_id":12989,"section_number":"64.2-774","catch_line":"Collecting trust property","url":"\/64.2-774\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-774","metadata":false},{"id":83323,"structure_id":12989,"section_number":"64.2-775","catch_line":"Duty to inform and report","url":"\/64.2-775\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-775","metadata":false},{"id":63636,"structure_id":12989,"section_number":"64.2-776","catch_line":"Discretionary powers; tax savings","url":"\/64.2-776\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-776","metadata":false},{"id":71035,"structure_id":12989,"section_number":"64.2-777","catch_line":"General powers of trustee","url":"\/64.2-777\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-777","metadata":false},{"id":71830,"structure_id":12989,"section_number":"64.2-778","catch_line":"Specific powers of trustee","url":"\/64.2-778\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-778","metadata":false},{"id":64838,"structure_id":12989,"section_number":"64.2-778.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/64.2-778.1\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-778.1","metadata":false},{"id":67100,"structure_id":12989,"section_number":"64.2-779","catch_line":"Distribution upon termination","url":"\/64.2-779\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-779","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":63636,"structure_id":12989,"section_number":"64.2-776","catch_line":"Discretionary powers; tax savings","url":"\/64.2-776\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-776","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":71830,"structure_id":12989,"section_number":"64.2-778","catch_line":"Specific powers of trustee","url":"\/64.2-778\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-778","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/64.2-777\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0935\">935<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2012, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0614\">614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":71830,"section_number":"64.2-778","catch_line":"Specific powers of trustee","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-778\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":79409,"section_number":"64.2-105","catch_line":"Incorporation by reference of certain powers of fiduciaries into will or trust instrument","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-105\/"}],"permalink":{"id":274513,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71035,"identifier":"64.2-777","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-777","url":"\/64.2-777\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-777\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-777","dublin_core":{"Title":"General powers of trustee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-777","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> A <span class=\"dictionary\">trustee<\/span>, without authorization by the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>, may exercise: <a id=\"paragraph-256103\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/64.2-777\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Powers conferred by the terms of the trust; and <a id=\"paragraph-256104\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/64.2-777\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Except as limited by the terms of the trust:\n\t\t\t\ta. All powers over the trust <span class=\"dictionary\">property<\/span> that an unmarried competent owner has over individually owned <span class=\"dictionary\">property<\/span>;\n\t\t\t\tb. Any other powers appropriate to achieve the proper investment, management, and distribution of the trust <span class=\"dictionary\">property<\/span>; and\n\t\t\t\tc. Any other powers conferred by this chapter. <a id=\"paragraph-256105\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/64.2-777\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The exercise of a power is subject to the <span class=\"dictionary\">fiduciary<\/span> duties prescribed by this article. <a id=\"paragraph-256106\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/64.2-777\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Any reference in a <span class=\"dictionary\">trust instrument<\/span> incorporating the powers authorized under &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Incorporation by reference of certain powers of fiduciaries into will or trust instrument\" href=\"\/64.2-105\/\">64.2-105<\/a> shall not be construed to limit powers a <span class=\"dictionary\">trustee<\/span> may exercise pursuant to this section, unless the settlor expressly <span class=\"dictionary\">states<\/span> in the <span class=\"dictionary\">trust instrument<\/span> that such reference should be so construed. <a id=\"paragraph-256107\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/64.2-777\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGENERAL POWERS OF TRUSTEE (\u00a7 64.2-777)\n\nA. A trustee, without authorization by the court, may exercise:\n\n   1. Powers conferred by the terms of the trust; and\n\n   2. Except as limited by the terms of the trust:\n   \t\t\t\ta. All powers over the trust property that an unmarried competent owner\n   has over individually owned property;\n   \t\t\t\tb. Any other powers appropriate to achieve the proper investment,\n   management, and distribution of the trust property; and\n   \t\t\t\tc. Any other powers conferred by this chapter.\n\nB. The exercise of a power is subject to the fiduciary duties prescribed by this\narticle.\n\nC. Any reference in a trust instrument incorporating the powers authorized under\n&#xA7; 64.2-105 shall not be construed to limit powers a trustee may exercise\npursuant to this section, unless the settlor expressly states in the trust\ninstrument that such reference should be so construed.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, c. 935, \u00a7 55-548.15; 2012, c. 614.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}