{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1304.07","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-1304.07","heading":"Evidence of oral trust.","body":"Except as required by a statute other than this chapter, a trust need not be evidenced by a trust instrument, but the creation of an oral trust and its terms may be established only by clear and convincing evidence.","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/19-1304.07","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e0b5b7fcd0060bfc634be6ac980671deaea44e9e63c91965c187f6399101856c","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1304.06","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1304.08"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}