Probate Code section 16005

The trustee of one trust has a duty not to knowingly become a trustee of another trust adverse in its nature to the interest of the beneficiary of the first trust, and a duty to eliminate the conflict or resign as trustee when the conflict is discovered.

Source: Section 16005, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=16005. (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Sep. 15, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_16005

Original Source: Section 16005, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=16005. (last accessed May 12, 2025).