{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-36c-1-107","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-1-107","heading":"Governing law.","body":"(a)\tThe meaning and effect of the terms of a trust are determined by any of the following:\n(1)\tThe 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.\n(2)\tIn 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.\n(b)\tNotwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the rights of a person other than a trustee or beneficiary are governed by G.S. 36C-10-1010 through G.S. 36C-10-1013. (2005-192, s. 2; 2007-106, s. 4.)","path":["Chapter 36C. North Carolina Uniform Trust Code.","Article 1. General Provisions and Definitions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_36C/GS_36C-1-107.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:01:17Z","sha256":"1680fe00aea1fd34c4f7204f9a1ee37e37ddedb8ebbb7135b20135fb719537f0","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-36c-1-106","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-36c-1-108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}