South Carolina Statutes
§ 62-7-404 — Trust purposes.
South Carolina § 62-7-404
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 62SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATE CODE
Ch.ARTICLE 7 - SOUTH CAROLINA TRUST CODE
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 62-7-404 (2026).
Text
A trust may be created only to the extent its purposes are lawful, not contrary to public policy, and possible to achieve. A trust and its terms must be for the benefit of its beneficiaries.
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Related
Beattie v. J.M. Tull Foundation
941 F. Supp. 57 (D. South Carolina, 1996)
O'BRIEN v. South Carolina ORBIT
668 S.E.2d 396 (Supreme Court of South Carolina, 2008)
Beattie v. J M Tull Foundation
(Fourth Circuit, 1999)
Legislative History
HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 66, SECTION 1; 2013 Act No. 100, SECTION 2, eff January 1, 2014. Effect of Amendment The 2013 amendment inserted ", not contrary to public policy,".
Nearby Sections
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§ 62-1-100
Effective date.§ 62-1-101
Short title.§ 62-1-102
Purposes; rules of construction.§ 62-1-104
Severability.§ 62-1-105
Construction against implied repeal.§ 62-1-106
Effect of fraud and evasion.§ 62-1-107
Evidence as to death or status.§ 62-1-108
Acts by holder of general power.§ 62-1-111
Authority to award costs and expenses.§ 62-1-112
Inherent power of court.§ 62-1-201
General definitions.§ 62-1-301
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 62-7-404, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/62-7-404.