§ 633A.4107 — Removal of trustee

Iowa § 633A.4107

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XV: JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
• Ch. 633A: IOWA TRUST CODE

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1. A trustee may be removed in accordance with the terms of the trust, or on petition of a
settlor, cotrustee, or beneficiary under section 633A.6202.
2. The court may remove a trustee, or order other appropriate relief if any of the following
occurs:
a. If the trustee has committed a material breach of the trust.
b. If the trustee is unfit to administer the trust.
c. If hostility or lack of cooperation among cotrustees impairs the administration of the
trust.
d. If the trustee’s investment performance is consistently and substantially substandard.
e. If the trustee’s compensation is excessive under the circumstances.
f. If the trustee merges with another institution or the location or place of administration
of the trust changes.
g. For other good cause shown.
3. If it appears to the court that trust property or the interests of a beneficiary may
suffer loss or injury pending a final decision on a petition for removal of a trustee, the court
may suspend the powers of the trustee, compel the trustee to surrender trust property to a
cotrustee, receiver, or temporary trustee, or order other appropriate relief.