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§ 633A.4702 — Discretionary language prevails over other standard
Iowa § 633A.4702
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Iowa Code § 633A.4702 (2026).
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In the absence of clear and convincing evidence to the contrary, language in a governing
instrument granting a trustee discretion to make or withhold a distribution shall prevail over
any language in the governing instrument indicating that the beneficiary may have a legally
enforceable right to distributions or indicating a standard for payments or distributions.
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