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Iowa Code § 633A.4203 (2026)

Standard of prudence

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A trustee shall administer the trust with the reasonable care, skill, and caution as a prudent person would, by considering the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the trust. 99 Acts, ch 125, §49, 109 C2001, §633.4203 2005 Acts, ch 38, §54 CS2005, §633A.4203

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2013–2024 · leading case: In the Matter of Trust T-1 of Mary Faye Trimble, Judith R. Cunningham, Tr., 826 N.W.2d 474 (Iowa 2013).
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In the Matter of Trust T-1 of Mary Faye Trimble, Judith R. Cunningham, Tr., 826 N.W.2d 474 (Iowa 2013). “§ 633A.4203. A trustee has many duties apart from the duty of prudence, however, including the duty to “take reasonable steps to enforce claims of the trust, to defend claims against the trust, and to defend against actions that may result in a loss to the trust.”
In the Matter of the Est. of Oweetis Frye, Robert D. Frye, Benjamin D. Frye, & Hanna M. Frye, Beneficiaries-Appellants. (Iowa Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 4× “” Iowa Code § 633A.4203; see also Wiese, 257 N.”
Kathleen Brownell v. Scott M. Johnson (Iowa Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 633A.4203 (2017). 11 his capacity as trustee in compliance with the terms of the trust, decided what distributions to make and to whom.”
Linda Cooper v. Lynnette S. Jordan, Tr. of the Dorothy L. Demean Revocable Trust (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 633A.4203. “A trustee shall take reasonable steps under the circumstances to take control of and to safeguard the trust property unless it is in the best interests of the trust to abandon or refuse acceptance of the property.”
In the Matter of the Trust of Bobby Dean Churchill (Iowa Ct. App. 2024). “§ 633A.4203. She must “administer the trust solely in the interest of the beneficiaries” and must “act with due regard to their respective interests.”
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