{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-499v","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-499v","heading":"Methods of creating trust.","body":"A trust may be created by: (1) Transfer of property to another person as trustee during the settlor's lifetime, by deed or otherwise, or by will or other disposition taking effect upon the settlor's death; (2) declaration by the owner of property that the owner holds identifiable property as trustee; (3) exercise of a power of appointment or distribution in favor of a trustee; (4) transfer of property pursuant to a statute or judgment that requires property to be administered in the manner of an express trust, including, but not limited to, (A) a trust created by the guardian of the estate of a minor or by the conservator of an estate; or (B) a trust described in 42 USC 1396p(d)(4), as amended from time to time; or (5) court order.","path":["TITLE 45a. PROBATE COURTS AND PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 802c*. TRUSTS","PART IIa. CONNECTICUT UNIFORM TRUST CODE"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_802c.htm#sec_45a-499v","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:15Z","sha256":"8b5efc061a1832fd090eaeee9bcfd80c5e71dbcf16d87c77f0658c7f9e56a2e3","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-499u","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-499w"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}