New Hampshire Statutes
§ 564-B:1-107 — Governing Law
New Hampshire·Title LVI PROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES·Ch. 564-B NEW HAMPSHIRE TRUST CODE·Subdivision ARTICLE 1GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
(a)The meaning and effect of the terms of a trust are determined by:
(1)the law of the jurisdiction designated in the terms of the trust unless the designation of that jurisdiction's law is contrary to a strong public policy of the jurisdiction having the most significant relationship to the matter at issue; or
(2)in the absence of a controlling designation in the terms of the trust, the law of the jurisdiction having the most significant relationship to the matter at issue.
(b)Without precluding other circumstances under which this state has the most significant relationship to a matter affecting a trust, this state has the most significant relationship to a matter involving a trust's validity, construction, or administration if:
(1)under the terms of the trust, this state's laws gov
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Legislative History
2004, 130:1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004. 2015, 272:65, eff. Oct. 1, 2015.
Nearby Sections
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§ 564-B:1-101
Short Title§ 564-B:1-102
Scope§ 564-B:1-103
Definitions§ 564-B:1-104
Knowledge§ 564-B:1-105
Default and Mandatory Rules§ 564-B:1-106
Common Law of Trusts; Principles of Equity§ 564-B:1-107
Governing Law§ 564-B:1-108
Principal Place of Administration§ 564-B:1-109
Methods and Waiver of Notice§ 564-B:1-110
Others Treated as Qualified Beneficiaries§ 564-B:1-111
Nonjudicial Settlement Agreements§ 564-B:1-111A
Nonjudicial Dispute Resolution§ 564-B:1-112
Rules of Construction§ 564-B:1-113
Precatory Language§ 564-B:10-1001
Remedies for Breach of Trust