Cal. PROB § 16608
This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 16608, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.
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Official statutory text
(a) Subject to Section 16610, the terms of a trust may grant a power of direction to a trust director.
(b) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, a trust director may exercise any further power appropriate to the exercise or nonexercise of a power of direction granted to the trust director pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, trust directors with joint powers shall act by majority decision.
(b) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, a trust director may exercise any further power appropriate to the exercise or nonexercise of a power of direction granted to the trust director pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, trust directors with joint powers shall act by majority decision.
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