4-10-718. Directed trusts.
(a) If a trust instrument provides that a fiduciary is to follow the direction of a trust protector or trust adviser and the fiduciary acts in accordance with such direction, the fiduciary shall be treated as an excluded fiduciary under the provisions of W.S. 4-10-715 and 4-10-717.
(b) Where one (1) or more persons are given authority by a trust instrument or court order to either appoint a trust protector or to direct, consent to or disapprove a fiduciary's actual or proposed distribution decisions or other noninvestment decisions of the fiduciary, the persons or the persons appointed by them shall be considered to be trust protectors under W.S. 4-10-103(a)(xxiii).
(c) Where one (1) or more persons are given authority by a trust instrument or court order to either appoint a trust advisor or to direct, consent to or disapprove a fiduciary's actual or proposed investment decisions, the persons or the persons appointed by them shall be considered to be trust advisors under W.S. 4-10-103(a)(xxii).
(d) If a court order provides that a fiduciary is to follow the direction of a trust protector or trust advisor and the fiduciary acts in accordance with the direction, the fiduciary shall be treated as an excluded fiduciary under the provisions of W.S. 4-10-715 and 4-10-717.
(e) Unless expressly prohibited by the trust instrument, the qualified beneficiaries of a trust may unanimously agree to designate a trust advisor with the power to direct the fiduciary s investment decisions, provided the trust does not have a serving trust advisor with the power. If the written designation is furnished to the fiduciary and the fiduciary acts in accordance with the direction from the designated trust advisor, the fiduciary shall be treated as an excluded fiduciary under the provisions of W.S. 4-10-715 and 4-10-717. The designation of a trust advisor with power to direct the fiduciary s investment decisions may be revoked by unanimous written consent of the qualified beneficiaries and once the revocation has been delivered to the excluded fiduciary the fiduciary is relieved of any responsibility to act upon any outstanding or future directions from such trust advisor.
(f) For purposes of this section, "investment decision" means with respect to any property, the retention, purchase, sale, exchange, tender or other transaction affecting the ownership thereof or rights therein.
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