Except as may be expressly provided in the trust instrument to the contrary, the following shall apply to any trust the administration of which is governed by this title:
(1) Except for service or notice pursuant to a judicial proceeding whereby such matters are covered by an applicable court rule, any notice of, or communication pertaining to, a trust by a fiduciary of such trust to a beneficiary, other fiduciary or other person having an interest in the trust pursuant to the express terms of the trust instrument or by any such person to a fiduciary, including without limitation notice required under § 3312 of this title, may be given to such person, such person’s designated representative under § 3339 of this title, or such person’s representative under § 3547 of this title:
- a. By regular U.S. mail or commercial carrier to the mailing address reasonably determined to be such person’s address;
- b. By facsimile telecommunication to a number at which such person last consented to receive notice;
- c. By electronic mail to an electronic mail address at which such person last consented to receive notice;
- d. By a posting on an electronic network, provided notice of such posting is delivered to such person;
- e. By any other form of electronic transmission as to which such person last consented to receive notice;
- f. By regular U.S. mail or commercial carrier to the address at which such person last consented to receive notice; or
- g. By such other manner reasonably suitable under the circumstances and likely to result in receipt.
- (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code or other law, a trustee shall have no duty to confirm the reliability of an approved address, and, without creating such a duty, a trustee may withhold notice, including to an approved address, while it exercises reasonable diligence to obtain confirmation that it has a reliable address for such person.
- (3) Any person may waive in writing the right to receive notice of a trust or other communications pertaining to a trust, and may thereafter rescind such waiver in writing delivered to the trustee. A trustee without actual notice to the contrary may rely on the representation of a predecessor trustee or a co-trustee pertaining to a waiver or rescission.
(4) For purposes of this section:
- a. A “commercial carrier” shall mean a carrier authorized by the United States Department of the Treasury to deliver notices or returns for purposes of satisfying delivery under the Internal Revenue Code.
- b. The term “electronic transmission” shall mean any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.
78 Del. Laws, c. 117, § 8; 83 Del. Laws, c. 343, § 1