Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

O.C.G.A. § 53-12-5

Law governing the meaning and effect of trust provisions

— Code 1981, § 53-12-5, enacted by Ga

The meaning and effect of the trust provisions shall be determined by:

(1) The law of the jurisdiction designated in the trust instrument unless the effect of the designation is contrary to the public policy of the jurisdiction having the most significant relationship to the matter at issue; or

(2) In the absence of an effective designation in the trust instrument, the law of the jurisdiction having the most significant relation-

ship to the matter at issue.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.