# RCW 11.104B.060: RCW 11.104B.060: Fiduciary duties—Judicial review of exercise of discretionary power—Request for instruction

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C104B_S060

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 11.104B.060
- **Heading:** RCW 11.104B.060: Fiduciary duties—Judicial review of exercise of discretionary power—Request for instruction
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 11 / Chapter 104B / Section 060

## Text

(1) In this section, "fiduciary decision" means: (a) A fiduciary's allocation between income and principal or other determination regarding income and principal required or authorized by the terms of the trust or this chapter; (b) The fiduciary's exercise or nonexercise of a discretionary power regarding income and principal granted by the terms of the trust or this chapter, including the power to adjust under RCW 11.104B.070 , convert an income trust to a unitrust under RCW 11.104B.120 (1)(a), change the percentage or method used to calculate a unitrust amount under RCW 11.104B.120 (1)(b), or convert a unitrust to an income trust under RCW 11.104B.120 (1)(c); or (c) The fiduciary's implementation of a decision described in (a) or (b) of this subsection. (2) The court may not order a fiduciary to change a fiduciary decision unless the court determines that the fiduciary decision was an abuse of the fiduciary's discretion. (3) If the court determines that a fiduciary decision was an abuse of the fiduciary's discretion, the court may order a remedy authorized by law. To place the beneficiaries in the positions the beneficiaries would have occupied if there had not been an abuse of the fiduciary's discretion, the court may order: (a) The fiduciary to exercise or refrain from exercising the power to adjust under RCW 11.104B.070 ; (b) The fiduciary to exercise or refrain from exercising the power to convert an income trust to a unitrust under RCW 11.104B.120 (1)(a), change the percentage or method used to calculate a unitrust amount under RCW 11.104B.120 (1)(b), or convert a unitrust to an income trust under RCW 11.104B.120 (1)(c); (c) The fiduciary to distribute an amount to a beneficiary; (d) A beneficiary to return some or all of a distribution; or (e) The fiduciary to withhold an amount from one or more future distributions to a beneficiary. (4) On petition by a fiduciary for instruction, the court may determine whether a proposed fiduciary decision will result in an abuse of the fiduciary's discretion. If the petition describes the proposed decision, contains sufficient information to inform the beneficiary of the reasons for making the proposed decision and the facts on which the fiduciary relies, and explains how the beneficiary will be affected by the proposed decision, a beneficiary that opposes the proposed decision has the burden to establish that it will result in an abuse of the fiduciary's discretion.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 11.104B.001 RCW 11.104B.001: Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C104B_S001.md)
- [RCW 11.104B.005 RCW 11.104B.005: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C104B_S005.md)
- [RCW 11.104B.010 RCW 11.104B.010: Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C104B_S010.md)
- [RCW 11.104B.020 RCW 11.104B.020: Governing law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C104B_S020.md)
- [RCW 11.104B.050 RCW 11.104B.050: Fiduciary duties—General principles.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C104B_S050.md)
- [RCW 11.104B.060 RCW 11.104B.060: Fiduciary duties—Judicial review of exercise of discretionary power—Request for instruction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C104B_S060.md)
- [RCW 11.104B.070 RCW 11.104B.070: Fiduciary duties—Power to adjust.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C104B_S070.md)
- [RCW 11.104B.100 RCW 11.104B.100: Unitrusts—Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C104B_S100.md)
- [RCW 11.104B.110 RCW 11.104B.110: Unitrusts—Application—Duties and remedies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C104B_S110.md)
- [RCW 11.104B.120 RCW 11.104B.120: Unitrusts—Authority of fiduciary.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C104B_S120.md)
- [RCW 11.104B.130 RCW 11.104B.130: Unitrusts—Notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C104B_S130.md)
- [RCW 11.104B.140 RCW 11.104B.140: Unitrusts—Unitrust policies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C104B_S140.md)
- [RCW 11.104B.150 RCW 11.104B.150: Unitrusts—Unitrust rates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C104B_S150.md)
- [RCW 11.104B.160 RCW 11.104B.160: Unitrusts—Applicable value.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T11_C104B_S160.md)

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