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# O.C.G.A. § 53-12-132. Constructive trusts.

(a) A constructive trust is a trust implied whenever the circumstances are such that the person holding legal title to property, either from fraud or otherwise, cannot enjoy the beneficial interest in the property without violating some established principle of equity.

(b) The person claiming the beneficial interest in the property may be found to have waived the right to a constructive trust by subsequent ratification or long acquiescence.

## History

Code 1981, § 53-12-132, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 579, § 1/SB 131.

## Law Reviews

For note, ‘‘Vesting Title in a Murderer: Where is the Equity in the Georgia Supreme Court’s Interpretation of the Slayer Statute in Levenson?,’’ see 45 Ga. L. Rev. 877 (2011).