Section 3.6 Consent of Beneficiaries

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E. (§3.6) Consent of Beneficiaries

A trustee may obtain powers and be relieved from certain duties by consent of the beneficiaries. Scullin v. Clark, 242 S.W.2d 542, 548 (Mo. 1951); Hughes v. Spence, 409 S.W.2d 701, 710 (Mo. 1966). A beneficiary who consents to a particular action or inaction is considered to have ratified, confirmed, or acquiesced to that action and in most cases is estopped from objecting to the ensuing consequences. Scullin, 242 S.W.2d 542; Leith v. Mercantile Trust Co. Nat’l Ass’n, 423 S.W.2d 75, 88...