Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
PROPERTY CODE |
Title 9. TRUSTS |
Subtitle B. TEXAS TRUST CODE: CREATION, OPERATION, AND TERMINATION OF TRUSTS |
Chapter 112. CREATION, VALIDITY, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION OF TRUSTS |
Subchapter A. CREATION |
Sec. 112.008. CAPACITY OF TRUSTEE
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(a) The trustee must have the legal capacity to take, hold, and transfer the trust property. If the trustee is a corporation, it must have the power to act as a trustee in this state.
(b) Except as provided by Section 112.034, the fact that the person named as trustee is also a beneficiary does not disqualify the person from acting as trustee if he is otherwise qualified.
(c) The settlor of a trust may be the trustee of the trust.
Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3332, ch. 567, art. 2, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.