A trust may be created by:

(1) 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;

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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 456.4-401

  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

(2) declaration by the owner of property that the owner holds identifiable property as trustee;

(3) exercise of a power of appointment in favor of a trustee; or

(4) a court under section 475.092, 475.093, or 511.030, or 42 U.S.C. § 1396p(d)(4).