{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-456.4-401","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 456.4-401","heading":"Methods of creating trust.","body":"A trust may be created by:\n(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;\n(2) declaration by the owner of property that the owner holds identifiable property as trustee;\n(3) exercise of a power of appointment in favor of a trustee; or\n(4) a court under section 475.092, 475.093, or 511.030, or 42 U.S.C. Section 1396p(d)(4).","path":["Title XXXI - TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY","Chapter 456 - Trusts and Trustees — The Uniform Trust Code"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=456.4-401","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"2212ce4cf6f4088a77ad2ecd772e573fa4c99a1e1b3a79721c038d4d3ef6be8d","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-456.3-305","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-456.4-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}