{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1304.03","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-1304.03","heading":"Trusts created in other jurisdictions.","body":"A trust not created by will is validly created if its creation complies with the law of the jurisdiction in which the trust instrument was executed, or the law of the jurisdiction in which, at the time of creation:\n\n(1)\nThe settlor was domiciled, had a place of abode, or was a national;\n\n(2)\nA trustee was domiciled or had a place of business; or\n\n(3)\nAny trust property was located.","path":["Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]","Chapter 13. Uniform Trust Code.","Subchapter IV. Creation, Validity, Modification, and Termination of Trust."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/19-1304.03","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"d78501ad9096f2d237736c5136a66a3253a618bb50f4c37e68bcd01d1a42298a","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1304.02","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1304.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}