Illinois § 402 Requirements for creation

Illinois Statutes

§ 402 — Requirements for creation

Illinois § 402

JurisdictionIllinois

TopicRIGHTS AND REMEDIES

Ch. 760TRUSTS AND FIDUCIARIES

Act 760 ILCS 3/Illinois Trust Code.

Art.Article 4 - Creation, Validity, Modification, and Termination of Trust

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Bluebook

760 Ill. Comp. Stat. 402 (2026).

Text

(a)A trust is created only if:

(1)the settlor or other person creating the trust has capacity to create a trust;

(2)the settlor or other person creating the trust indicates an intention to create the trust;

(3)the trust has a definite beneficiary or is:

(A)a charitable trust;

(B)a trust for the care of an animal, as provided in Section 408; or (C) a trust for a noncharitable purpose, as provided in Section 409;

(4)the trustee has duties to perform; and (5) the same person is not the sole trustee and sole beneficiary.

(b)A beneficiary is definite if the beneficiary can be ascertained now or in the future, subject to any applicable rule against perpetuities.

(c)A power in a trustee to select a beneficiary from an indefinite class is valid. If the power is not exercised within a reas

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(a) A trust is created only if: (1) the settlor or other person creating the trust has capacity to create a trust; (2) the settlor or other person creating the trust indicates an intention to create the trust; (3) the trust has a definite beneficiary or is: (A) a charitable trust; (B) a trust for the care of an animal, as provided in Section 408; or (C) a trust for a noncharitable purpose, as provided in Section 409; (4) the trustee has duties to perform; and (5) the same person is not the sole trustee and sole beneficiary. (b) A beneficiary is definite if the beneficiary can be ascertained now or in the future, subject to any applicable rule against perpetuities. (c) A power in a trustee to select a beneficiary from an indefinite class is valid. If the power is not exercised within a reasonable time, the power fails and the property subject to the power passes to the persons who would have taken the property had the power not been conferred.