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Section 4-10-401 - Methods of Creating Trust.

WY Stat § 4-10-401 (2019) (N/A)
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4-10-401. Methods of creating trust.

(a) A trust may be created by:

(i) Transfer of property to another person as trustee during the settlor's lifetime or by will or other disposition taking effect upon the settlor's death;

(ii) Declaration by the owner of property that the owner holds identifiable property as trustee;

(iii) Exercise of a power of appointment in favor of a trustee;

(iv) The court as provided in W.S. 3-3-607(a)(vi); or

(v) An agent under a power of attorney where the express authority is designated with the appointment document and where the trust directs distribution upon the settlor's death consistent with an existing will or other testamentary instrument or in absence thereof in accordance with the law of intestate succession as provided in W.S. 2-4-101.

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