Trustee Exculpation in California: letting Trustees off the hook

Did you know that your revocable, living trust may let your Trustee do whatever they want and NOT be held accountable for the Trustee's actions? In California, Trustee exculpation clauses are commonly included in Trust documents, but Settlor's rarely know they are there and rarely know the negative effect they have on beneficiaries rights. A Trustee who has been let "off the hook" by the Trust document means more room for abuse of the Trust beneficiaries.