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Iowa Code § 633A.3101

Competency to create, revoke, or modify a revocable trust

Known as the Iowa Trust Code

The act spans §§ 633A.1101 to 633A.6308 (136 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In the Matter of the Ronald R. Oldham Trust U/D/O 7/09/2007 Edward Oldham v. Stacey Oldham (2016)

Most recently applied in In the Matter of the Ronald R. Oldham Trust U/D/O 7/09/2007 Edward Oldham v. Stacey Oldham (October 2016)

2005 Acts, ch 38, §54

1. To create, revoke, or modify a revocable trust, the settlor must be competent. An aggrieved person shall have all causes of action and remedies available to the aggrieved person in attacking the creation, revocation, or modification of a revocable trust as one would if attacking the propriety of the execution of a will.

2. The level of competency required of a settlor to direct the actions of the trustee, or to contribute property to, or to withdraw property from, a trust is the same as that required to create a revocable trust.

99 Acts, ch 125, §25, 109; 2000 Acts, ch 1150, §14

C2001, §633.3101

CS2005, §633A.3101

Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.