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1. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the trust, sections 456.1-101 to 456.11-1106 govern the duties and powers of a trustee, relations among trustees, and the rights and interests of a beneficiary.
2. The terms of a trust prevail over any provision of sections 456.1- 101 to 456.11-1106 except:
(1) the requirements for creating a trust;
(2) the duty of a trustee to act in good faith and in accordance with the purposes of the trust;
(3) the requirement that a trust and its terms be for the benefit of its beneficiaries;
(4) the power of the court to modify or terminate a trust under section 456.4-410, subsection 3 of section 456.4B-411, and sections 456.4- 412 to 456.4-416;
(5) the effect of a spendthrift provision and the rights of certain creditors and assignees to reach a trust as provided in sections 456.5-501 to 456.5-507;
(6) the power of the court under section 456.7-702 to require, dispense with, or modify or terminate a bond;
(7) the power of the court under subsection 2 of section 456.7-708 to adjust a trustee's compensation specified in the terms of the trust which is unreasonably low or high;
(8) the duty to notify the permissible distributees of an irrevocable trust who have attained twenty-one years of age of the existence of the trust and of their rights to request trustee's reports and other information reasonably related to the administration of the trust;
(9) the duty to respond to the request of a qualified beneficiary of an irrevocable trust for trustee's reports and other information reasonably related to the administration of a trust;
(10) the effect of an exculpatory term under section 456.10-1008;
(11) the rights under sections 456.10-1010 to 456.10-1013 of a person other than a trustee or beneficiary;
(12) periods of limitation for commencing a judicial proceeding;
(13) the power of the court to take such action and exercise such jurisdiction as may be necessary in the interests of justice; and
(14) the venue for a judicial proceeding as provided in section 456.2-204.