If it appears to the court that trust property or the interests of a beneficiary may suffer loss or injury pending a final decision on a petition for removal of a trustee, the court may suspend the powers of the trustee, compel the trustee to surrender trust property to a cotrustee, receiver, or temporary trustee, or order other appropriate relief. Their petitions should include the grounds for removal, the name of the fiduciary, and the relief sought. The court may remove a trustee, or order other appropriate relief if any of the following occurs
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If the trustee has committed a material breach of the trust
If the trustee is unfit to administer the trust
If hostility or lack of cooperation among cotrustees impairs the administration of the trust When executors, trustees and guardians fail to perform, or rather, “breach” their legal duties, interested parties may petition iowa probate courts to remove and replace them with someone else. Explore iowa’s trust laws, including trust types, trustee duties, and effective dispute resolution strategies. Beneficiaries must retain an expert trustee removal litigator to register a complaint with the court in the jurisdiction where the trust sits
