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O.C.G.A. § 53-12-21: Formal and precatory words.

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TITLE 53 Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates
CHAPTER 12 Trusts
Article 2 Creation and Validity of Express Trusts

(a) No formal words shall be necessary to create an express trust.

(b) Words otherwise precatory in nature will create a trust only if they are sufficiently imperative to show a settlor’s intention to impose enforceable duties on a trustee and if all other elements of an express trust are present.

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