# N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-105: 564-B:1-105 Default and Mandatory Rules

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## Section

- **Citation:** N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-105
- **Heading:** 564-B:1-105 Default and Mandatory Rules
- **Jurisdiction:** New Hampshire
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-B / Section 1-105

## Text

(a) Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the trust, this chapter governs the duties and powers of a trustee, relations among trustees, and the rights and interests of a beneficiary. (b) The terms of a trust prevail over any provision of this chapter except: (1) the requirements for creating a trust; (2) the duty of a trustee to act in good faith and in accordance with the terms of the trust, the purposes of the trust, and the interests of the beneficiaries; (3) the requirement that a trust and the terms of that trust be for the benefit of its beneficiaries as their interests are defined under the terms of the trust, and that the trust have a purpose that is lawful, not contrary to public policy, and possible to achieve; (4) the power of the court to modify or terminate a trust under RSA 564-B:4-410 through RSA 564-B:4-416; (5) the effect of a spendthrift provision and the rights of certain creditors and assignees to reach a trust as provided in article 5; (6) the power of the court under RSA 564-B:7-702 to require, dispense with, or modify or terminate a bond; (7) the power of the court under RSA 564-B:7-708(b) to adjust a trustee's compensation specified in the terms of the trust which is unreasonably low or high; (8) the effect of an exculpatory term under RSA 564-B:10-1008; (9) the rights under RSA 564-B:10-1010 through RSA 564-B:10-1013 of a person other than a trustee or beneficiary; (10) statutory periods of limitation for commencing a judicial proceeding; (11) the power of the court to take such action and exercise such jurisdiction as may be necessary in the interests of justice; (12) the subject-matter jurisdiction of the court and venue for commencing a proceeding as provided in RSA 564-B:2-203 and RSA 564-B:2-204; (13) an interested person's rights under RSA 564-B:1-111A(b); (14) the extent to which a no-contest provision is unenforceable or inapplicable under RSA 564-B:10-1014; (15) if, under the terms of the trust, a trust advisor or trust protector is a fiduciary, the duty of the trust advisor or trust protector to act in good faith and in accordance with the terms of the trust, the purposes of the trust, and the interests of the beneficiaries; (16) to the extent that the trust is a charitable trust, the requirement that a trust advisor or trust protector is a fiduciary, regardless of whether the charitable trust was created before, on, or after the effective date of this paragraph or the trust advisor or trust protector accepted his, her, or its appointment before, on, or after the effective date of this paragraph; and (17) to the extent that a trust is a charitable trust, the limitations on the trustee's power to decant under RSA 564-B:4-418 and the limitations on the trustee's power of modification under RSA 564-B:4-419.

## Nearby sections

- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-101 564-B:1-101 Short Title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-101.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-102 564-B:1-102 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-102.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-103 564-B:1-103 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-103.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-104 564-B:1-104 Knowledge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-104.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-105 564-B:1-105 Default and Mandatory Rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-105.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-106 564-B:1-106 Common Law of Trusts; Principles of Equity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-106.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-107 564-B:1-107 Governing Law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-107.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-108 564-B:1-108 Principal Place of Administration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-108.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-109 564-B:1-109 Methods and Waiver of Notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-109.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-110 564-B:1-110 Others Treated as Qualified Beneficiaries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-110.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-111 564-B:1-111 Nonjudicial Settlement Agreements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-111.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-111A 564-B:1-111A Nonjudicial Dispute Resolution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-111A.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-112 564-B:1-112 Rules of Construction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-112.md)
- [N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-113 564-B:1-113 Precatory Language.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NH_TLVI_C564-B_S1-113.md)

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