{"data":{"id":"us-me/18-b-m.r.s.-107","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"18-B M.R.S. §107","heading":"Governing law","body":"The meaning and effect of the terms of a trust are determined by:\n1.  Law of jurisdiction designated; exception.  The 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\n2.  Law of jurisdiction with most significant relationship.  In 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 18-B: TRUSTS","PART 1: MAINE UNIFORM TRUST CODE","CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-B/title18-Bsec107.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"d496b358af9dc00bf150361bb47e4efab721cec59306a95a43774191b2bc535b","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/18-b-m.r.s.-106","next":"us-me/18-b-m.r.s.-108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}