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Missouri Revised Statutes Title XXXI. Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability § 456.4-401. Methods of creating trust

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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;

(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

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