1. A trustee, without authorization by the court, may exercise the following powers:

 a. The powers conferred by the terms of the trust.
 b. Except as limited by the terms of the trust, powers conferred by this trust code.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 633A.4401

  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
 2. This part does not affect the power of the court to relieve a trustee from restrictions in the terms of the trust on the exercise of powers, to confer on a trustee additional powers whether or not authorized by the terms of the trust, or to restrict the exercise of a power otherwise given to the trustee by the terms of the trust or this trust code.
 3. The grant of a power to a trustee, whether by the terms of the trust, this trust code, or the court, does not in itself govern the exercise of the power. In exercising a power, the trustee shall act in accordance with fiduciary principles.