Carolinian Custom: Rights and Duties of Customary Trustee

Carolinian Custom: Rights and Duties of Customary Trustee. Unless the family consents or agrees otherwise, a customary trustee holds title to land only as a guardian of the land for the benefit of all other individuals in a lineal descent from the original land holder. The individuals have the right to use of the property and the right to any proceeds which may accrue from the property. Source: PL 3-106, ch. 9, § 10. Commission Comment: See the comment to 8 CMC § 2902.