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title: O.C.G.A. § 19-3-65. Powers of superior court judge in appointing and removing trustees and protecting trust estate.
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# O.C.G.A. § 19-3-65. Powers of superior court judge in appointing and removing trustees and protecting trust estate.

Subject to Code Sections 15-9-127, 23-1-4, and 53-12-6, the judge of the superior court of the county of a spouse’s domicile may at any time, upon petition, exercise equitable powers in appointing, removing, or substituting trustees or in granting any order for the protection of the trust estate, exercising a wise discretion as to the terms on which the appointment shall be made or on which the order shall be granted.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 1729; Code 1868, § 1770; Code 1873, § 1780; Code 1882, § 1780; Civil Code 1895, § 2485; Civil Code 1910, § 3004; Code 1933, § 53-405; Ga. L. 2018, p. 155, § 1-1/HB 190; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 2-23/HB 865.

The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, substituted “Subject to Code Sections 15-9-127, 23-1-4, and 53-12-6, the” for “The” at the beginning of the Code section.