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title: O.C.G.A. § 53-12-342. Duties at inception of trusteeship.
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# O.C.G.A. § 53-12-342. Duties at inception of trusteeship.

Within a reasonable time after accepting a trusteeship or receiving trust assets, a trustee shall review the trust assets and make and implement decisions concerning the retention and disposition of assets in order to bring the trust portfolio into compliance with the purposes, provisions, distributions requirements, and other circumstances of the trust and with the requirements of this article.

## History

Code 1981, § 53-12-342, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 579, § 1/SB 131.