{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1304.04","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-1304.04","heading":"Trust purposes.","body":"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.","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/19-1304.04","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"f42cb96f0547794090e673d56721cda964ae9345f96d41e4a31ad9cdb3a63090","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1304.03","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1304.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}