{"data":{"id":"us-mt/72-38-107","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"72-38-107","heading":"Governing law.","body":"The meaning and effect of the terms of a trust are determined by:\n(1) 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\n(2) 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 72. ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS","CHAPTER 38. MONTANA UNIFORM TRUST CODE","Part 1. General Provisions, Definitions, Constructive and Resulting Trusts, and Notice of Proposed Action by Trustee"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0720/chapter_0380/part_0010/section_0070/0720-0380-0010-0070.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:59:32Z","sha256":"4edea1f6b26e05930d22be221e287120efee68fc432fe3c9f6fe03909f2dba91","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/72-38-106","next":"us-mt/72-38-108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}