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# O.C.G.A. § 53-12-1. Short title; effect on existing trusts.

(a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as ‘‘The Revised Georgia Trust Code of 2010.’’

(b) Except to the extent it would impair vested rights and except as otherwise provided by law, the provisions contained in this chapter shall apply to any trust regardless of the date such trust was created.

## History

Code 1981, § 53-12-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 579, § 1/SB 131.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2010, ‘‘This chapter’’ was substituted for ‘‘This Act’’ at the beginning of subsection (a).

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘‘Rarely Utilized’: The Georgia Business Trust Code,’’ see 14 Ga. St. B.J. 12 (2008). For annual survey on wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 65 Mercer L. Rev. 295 (2013). For article, ‘‘Self-Settled Asset Protection Trusts in Georgia,’’ see 23 Ga. St. B. J. 17 (Feb. 2018).