{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1301.07","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-1301.07","heading":"Governing law.","body":"The meaning and effect of the terms of a trust are determined by:\n\n(1)\nThe law of the jurisdiction designated in the terms 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\n\n(2)\nIn 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.","path":["Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]","Chapter 13. Uniform Trust Code.","Subchapter I. General Provisions and Definitions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/19-1301.07","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"8cf0829cf707358e8f3476dc9ec1cf6b29c34f4921d11bae9b33f254a257df92","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1301.06","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1301.08"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}