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Iowa Code § 633A.4501 (2026)

Violations of duties — breach of trust

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1. A violation by a trustee of a duty the trustee owes a beneficiary is a breach of trust.

2. The remedies of a beneficiary for breach of trust are exclusively equitable and any action shall be brought in a court of equity. 99 Acts, ch 125, §73, 109 C2001, §633.4501 2005 Acts, ch 38, §54 CS2005, §633A.4501 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2007–2025 · leading case: Turner v. Iowa State Bank & Trust Co. of Fairfield, 743 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 2007).
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Turner v. Iowa State Bank & Trust Co. of Fairfield, 743 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 2007). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 633A.4501. The Iowa Trust Code contains numerous duties a trustee must perform.”
Serena Konrardy & Carrie Rigdon, n/k/a Carrie Burmeister v. Vincent Angerer Trust & Dewitt Bank & Trust Co., as Tr. of the Vincent Angerer Trust, 925 N.W.2d 620 (Iowa 2019). · cites it 2× “4504 is inapplicable to their claims because they brought an application to correctly construe the trust rather than a breach-of-trust claim.”
In re Meyer Fam. Revocable Trust (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 5× “Iowa Code § 633A.4501(1). Remedies for a breach of trust include removal of the trustee.”
Mary Elizabeth Slezak v. Carl W. Matherly (Iowa Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 4× “” Iowa Code § 633A.4501(2). It made no further finding regarding offensive issue preclusion at that time.”
In re the Marriage of Matherly (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “A beneficiary may charge a trustee who commits a breach of trust with the amount required to restore the value of the trust property and trust distributions to what they would have been had the breach not occurred, or, if greater, the amount of profit lost by reason of the…”
Linda Cooper v. Lynnette S. Jordan, Tr. of the Dorothy L. Demean Revocable Trust (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “When Linda turned the water on, she discovered some of the water lines were broken. Linda claimed the smaller home on the Home Farm was in a similar state of disrepair.”
Kenneth W. Turner Vs. Iowa State Bank & Trust Co. Of Fairfield, Iowa, & Earl Wallace Dick (Iowa 2007). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 633A.4501. The Iowa Trust Code contains numerous duties a trustee must perform.”
Serena Konrardy & Carrie Rigdon, n/k/a Carrie Burmeister v. Vincent Angerer Trust & Dewitt Bank & Trust Co., as Tr. of the Vincent Angerer Trust (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). “§ 633A.4501(1). One of these duties is to administer the trust according to its terms.”
— Iowa Code § 633A.4501(1) — 4 cases
Serena Konrardy & Carrie Rigdon, n/k/a Carrie Burmeister v. Vincent Angerer Trust & Dewitt Bank & Trust Co., as Tr. of the Vincent Angerer Trust, 925 N.W.2d 620 (Iowa 2019). “4504 is inapplicable to their claims because they brought an application to correctly construe the trust rather than a breach-of-trust claim.”
In re Meyer Fam. Revocable Trust (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). “Iowa Code § 633A.4501(1). Remedies for a breach of trust include removal of the trustee.”
In re the Marriage of Matherly (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). “A beneficiary may charge a trustee who commits a breach of trust with the amount required to restore the value of the trust property and trust distributions to what they would have been had the breach not occurred, or, if greater, the amount of profit lost by reason of the…”
Serena Konrardy & Carrie Rigdon, n/k/a Carrie Burmeister v. Vincent Angerer Trust & Dewitt Bank & Trust Co., as Tr. of the Vincent Angerer Trust (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). “§ 633A.4501(1). One of these duties is to administer the trust according to its terms.”
— Iowa Code § 633A.4501(2) — 2 cases
Mary Elizabeth Slezak v. Carl W. Matherly (Iowa Ct. App. 2021). “” Iowa Code § 633A.4501(2). It made no further finding regarding offensive issue preclusion at that time.”
In re Meyer Fam. Revocable Trust (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). “Iowa Code § 633A.4501(1). Remedies for a breach of trust include removal of the trustee.”
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