Sec. 112.051. REVOCATION, MODIFICATION, OR AMENDMENT BY SETTLOR. (a) A settlor may revoke the trust unless it is irrevocable by the express terms of the instrument creating it or of an instrument modifying it.
(b) The settlor may modify or amend a trust that is revocable, but the settlor may not enlarge the duties of the trustee without the trustee's express consent.
(c) If the trust was created by a written instrument, a revocation, modification, or amendment of the trust must be in writing.
Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3332, ch. 567, art. 2, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Texas Trust Code: Creation, Operation, and Termination of Trusts
Chapter 112 - Creation, Validity, Modification, and Termination of Trusts
Subchapter C. Revocation, Modification, and Termination of Trusts
Section 112.051. Revocation, Modification, or Amendment by Settlor
Section 112.053. Disposition of Trust Property on Failure of Trust
Section 112.054. Judicial Modification, Reformation, or Termination of Trusts
Section 112.056. Permissive Amendment by Trustee of Charitable Trust
Section 112.057. Division and Combination of Trusts
Section 112.058. Conversion of Community Trust to Nonprofit Corporation