{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-12-7","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 53-12-7","heading":"When trust and chapter conflict.","body":"(a) The effect of the provisions of this chapter may be varied by the trust instrument except:\n(1) As to any requirements relating to the creation and validity of express trusts as provided in Article 2 of this chapter;\n(2) As to the effect of the rules relating to spendthrift trusts as provided in Article 5 of this chapter;\n(3) As to the power of the beneficiaries to modify a trustee’s compensation as provided in Code Section 53-12-210;\n(4) As to the duty of a trustee to administer the trust and to exercise discretionary powers in good faith as provided in Code Sections 53-12-240 and 53-12-260;\n(5) As to the effect of a provision relieving a trustee from liability as provided in Code Section 53-12-303;\n(6) As to the periods of limitation on actions as provided in Code Sections 53-12-45 and 53-12-307; and\n(7) As to the effect of the rules relating to trust directors as provided in Article 18 of this chapter.\n(b) Nothing in a trust instrument shall prohibit or limit a court from taking any actions authorized by the provisions of this chapter.","path":["TITLE 53 Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates","CHAPTER 12 Trusts","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.53.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:58Z","sha256":"d10ec2ce3d84c00376b0bf908ac97f7f5c761ff19d390968d468f67a2dbc2eba","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-12-6","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-53-12-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}