Georgia Statutes

§ 53-12-247 — Duty of impartiality

Georgia § 53-12-247

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O.C.G.A. § 53-12-247 (2026).

Text

Except to the extent that the governing trust instrument clearly manifests an intention that the trustee shall or may favor one or more of the beneficiaries, a trustee shall administer a trust impartially based on what is fair and reasonable to all of the beneficiaries and with due regard to the respective interests of income beneficiaries and remainder beneficiaries.

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Legislative History

Added by 2010 Ga. Laws 506,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2010.

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