Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 53. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES · Chapter 12. TRUSTS · Article 2. CREATION AND VALIDITY OF EXPRESS TRUSTS

53-12-24. Non-merger.

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No trust shall be invalid or terminated and no merger of title to trust property shall occur merely because the trustee or trustees are the same person or persons as the beneficiary or beneficiaries of the trust.

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History

Code 1981, § 53-12-24, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 579, § 1/SB 131.

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Text read from t52-t53-(v40)-2021-pdf.pdf, Volume V40, 2021 edition, page 792; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 062775612dfc.

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