637.603 Trustee requirements to convert or change computation method.
A trustee may proceed to take action under section 637.602 if all of the following apply:
1. The trustee adopts a written policy for the trust as follows:
a. In the case of a trust being administered as an income trust, requiring that future distributions from the trust will be unitrust amounts rather than net income.
b. In the case of a trust being administered as a total return unitrust, requiring that future distributions from the trust will be net income rather than unitrust amounts.
c. Requiring that the method used to determine the fair market value of the trust will be changed as stated in the policy.
2. The trustee sends written notice of the trustee’s intention to take any action described in section 637.602, along with copies of such written policy and this subchapter, to all of the following persons:
a. The trustor of the trust, if living.
b. All living persons who are currently receiving or eligible to receive distributions of income of the trust.
c. All living persons who would receive principal of the trust if the trust were to terminate at the time of the giving of such notice, without regard to the exercise of any power of appointment or, if the trust does not provide for its termination, all living persons who would receive or be eligible to receive distributions of income or principal of the trust if the persons identified in paragraph “b” were deceased.
d. All persons named in the governing instrument as adviser to or protector of the trust.
3. At least one person receiving notice under subsection 2, paragraphs “b” and “c”, is legally competent.
4. No person receiving such notice under subsection 2, objects, by written instrument delivered to the trustee, to the proposed action of the trustee within sixty days of receipt of such notice.
2002 Acts, ch 1086, §7, 21; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §104
Referred to in §637.602, 637.613
Structure Iowa Code
Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
Chapter 637 - UNIFORM PRINCIPAL AND INCOME ACT
Section 637.101 - Short title.
Section 637.102 - Definitions.
Section 637.103 - Fiduciary duties — general principles.
Section 637.201 - Determination and distribution of net income.
Section 637.202 - Distribution to residuary and remainder beneficiaries.
Section 637.301 - When right to income begins and ends.
Section 637.303 - Apportionment when income interest ends.
Section 637.401 - Character of receipts.
Section 637.402 - Distribution from trust or estate.
Section 637.403 - Business and other activities conducted by trustee.
Section 637.410 - Principal receipts.
Section 637.411 - Rental property.
Section 637.412 - Obligation to pay money.
Section 637.413 - Insurance policies and similar contracts.
Section 637.420 - Insubstantial allocations not required.
Section 637.421 - Deferred compensation, annuities, and similar payments.
Section 637.422 - Liquidating asset.
Section 637.423 - Minerals, water, and other natural resources.
Section 637.425 - Property not productive of income.
Section 637.426 - Derivatives and options.
Section 637.427 - Asset-backed securities.
Section 637.501 - Disbursements from income.
Section 637.502 - Disbursements from principal.
Section 637.503 - Transfers from income to principal for depreciation.
Section 637.504 - Transfers from income to reimburse principal.
Section 637.505 - Income taxes.
Section 637.506 - Adjustments between principal and income because of taxes.
Section 637.601 - Definitions.
Section 637.602 - Trustee’s authority to convert.
Section 637.603 - Trustee requirements to convert or change computation method.
Section 637.604 - Interested trustee’s authority to convert.
Section 637.605 - Interested trustee requirements to convert or change computation method.
Section 637.606 - Petition to court to convert trust.
Section 637.607 - Valuation of trust.
Section 637.608 - Payout percentage.
Section 637.609 - Unitrust amount.
Section 637.610 - Procedure upon conversion of income trust to total return unitrust.
Section 637.611 - Total return unitrust administration.
Section 637.612 - Principal distributions subject to governing instrument.
Section 637.613 - Construction and applicability.
Section 637.614 - Good faith actions.
Section 637.615 - Effective date.
Section 637.701 - Application of chapter to existing trusts and estates — chapter prevails.