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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
This chapter applies to express, charitable or noncharitable, and testamentary or living trusts, and any trust created pursuant to a statute, judgment, or decree that requires the trust to be administered in the manner of an express trust. This chapter does not apply to any of the following:
(1) A constructive or resulting trust.
(2) A guardianship.
(3) A conservatorship.
(4) A custodial arrangement made pursuant to the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act under ss. 54.854 to 54.898 or the Uniform Custodial Trust Act under ss. 54.950 to 54.988.
(5) A common trust or a collective investment fund.
(6) A trust created by a depository agreement with a financial institution.
(7) A trust made in connection with a business transaction, including a trust created under a bond indenture or collateral trust agreement or in connection with a structured finance transaction, a common law trust under s. 226.14, or a business trust.
(8) A voting trust.
(9) A fund maintained pursuant to court order in conjunction with a bankruptcy proceeding, business liquidation, or class action lawsuit.
(10) A trust that is part of an employee benefit arrangement or an individual retirement account.
(11) A trust established under a qualified tuition savings program or education savings account.
(12) A trust account maintained on behalf of a client or customer by a licensed service professional, including a trust account maintained by an attorney or by a real estate broker.
(12m) An account that is part of a qualified ABLE program under section 529A (b) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(13) Any other arrangement under which a person is a nominee or escrowee for another.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Wisconsin Statutes Property (Ch. 700 to 710) § 701.0102. Scope - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wi/property-ch-700-to-710/wi-st-701-0102/
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