Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 53. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES · Chapter 12. TRUSTS · Article 11. TRUSTEES · Part 1. APPOINTMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

53-12-200. Capacity of trustee.

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A trustee shall have legal capacity under Georgia law to acquire, hold, and transfer title to property. An individual shall be eligible to serve as a trustee regardless of citizenship or residency. If the trustee is a corporation, partnership, or other entity, it shall be required to have the power to act as a trustee in Georgia pursuant to Code Section 7-1-242, Article 15 of this chapter, or other applicable law.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 53-12-200, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 579, § 1/SB 131; Ga. L. 2025, p. 806, § 78/HB 327, effective July 1, 2025.

Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, added “pursuant to Code Section 7-1-242, Article 15 of this chapter, or other applicable law” in the last sentence.

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