{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-386b.6-020","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 386B.6-020","heading":"Revocation or amendment of revocable trust.","body":"(1) Unless the terms of a trust expressly provide that the trust is irrevocable, the settlor\nmay revoke or amend the trust. This subsection shall not apply to a trust created\nunder an instrument signed before July 15, 2014.\n(2) If a revocable trust is created or funded by more than one (1) settlor:\n(a) To the extent the trust consists of community property, the trust may be\nrevoked by either spouse acting alone but may be amended only by joint\naction of both spouses;\n(b) To the extent the trust consists of prop erty other than community property,\neach settlor may revoke or amend the trust with regard the portion of the trust\nproperty attributable to that settlor's contribution; and\n(c) On the revocation or amendment of the trust by fewer than all of the settlors,\nthe trustee shall promptly notify the other settlors of the revocation or\namendment.\n(3) The settlor may revoke or amend a revocable trust:\n(a) By substantial compliance with a method provided in the terms of the trust; or\n(b) If the terms of the trust do not provide a method or the method provided in the\nterms is not expressly made exclusive, by:\n1. A later will or codicil that expressly refers to the trust or specifically\ndevises property that would otherwise have passed according to the\nterms of the trust; or\n2. Any other method manifesting clear and convincing evidence of the\nsettlor's intent.\n(4) Upon revocation of a revocable trust, the trustee shall deliver the trust property as\nthe settlor directs.\n(5) A settlor's powers with respect to revocation, amendment, or distribution of trust\nproperty may be exercised by an agent under a power of attorney only to the extent\nexpressly authorized by the terms of the trust or the power.\n(6) Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the trust, a conservator of the settlor\nor, if no conservator has been appointed, a guardian of the settlor or, if neither a\nconservator nor guardian has been appointed, a curator may exercise a settlor's\npowers with respect to revocation, amendment, or distribution of trust property only\nwith the approval of the court supervising the conservatorship, guardianship, or\ncuratorship.\n(7) A trustee who does not know that a trust has been revoked or amended is not liable\nto the settlor o r settlor's successors in interest for distributions made and other\nactions taken on the assumption that the trust had not been amended or revoked.","path":[],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43110","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:19Z","sha256":"79ca304e27e2b8bab8de7abb22af7120cd64c60b363bdc6fd01e1c61cf37e27c","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-386b.6-010","next":"us-ky/krs-386b.6-030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}