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title: O.C.G.A. § 53-12-24. Non-merger.
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# O.C.G.A. § 53-12-24. Non-merger.

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.

## History

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