Georgia Statutes
§ 53-12-27 — Construction; parol evidence
Georgia § 53-12-27
JurisdictionGeorgia
Title53
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Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 53-12-27 (2026).
Text
When the construction of an express trust is at issue, the court may hear parol evidence of the circumstances surrounding the settlor at the time of the execution of the trust and parol evidence to explain all ambiguities, both latent and patent.
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Related
Ovrevik v. Ovrevik
527 S.E.2d 586 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2000)
Baker v. Merrill Lynch Trust Co., FSB
650 S.E.2d 296 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2007)
NICKOLAS LAMAR EWING v. ANNE MCKENZIE SCOTT, AS TRUSTEE OF THE LAMAR EWING TRUST
(Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2023)
Legislative History
Added by 2010 Ga. Laws 506,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2010.
Nearby Sections
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§ 53-1-10
Lifetime transfers§ 53-1-11
Value§ 53-1-12
Manner of taking into account§ 53-1-2
Definitions§ 53-1-3
Dower and tenancy by curtesy§ 53-1-8
Adopted individuals§ 53-10-1
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