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Iowa Code § 633A.4505

Exculpation of trustee

Known as the Iowa Trust Code

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

2005 Acts, ch 38, §54

A provision in the terms of the trust relieving a trustee of liability for breach of trust is unenforceable to the extent that it does either of the following:

1. Relieves a trustee of liability for breach of trust committed intentionally, with gross negligence, in bad faith, or with reckless indifference to the interest of the beneficiary, or for any profit derived by the trustee from the breach.

2. Was inserted as the result of an abuse by the trustee of a fiduciary or confidential relationship to the settlor.

99 Acts, ch 125, §77, 109

C2001, §633.4505

CS2005, §633A.4505

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