{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-36c-4-404","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-4-404","heading":"Trust purposes.","body":"A trust may be created only to the extent that its purposes are lawful, not contrary to public policy, and possible to achieve. A trust and its terms must be for the benefit of its beneficiaries. (2005-192, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 36C. North Carolina Uniform Trust Code.","Article 4. Creation, Validity, Modification, and Termination of Trust."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_36C/GS_36C-4-404.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:01:17Z","sha256":"209d65e7f6ed60b97f64549005733cfceea8050c3e9544ddcdbc9d8dd4145586","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-36c-4-403","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-36c-4-405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}