{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5804.04","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 5804.04","heading":"Trust purposes must be legitimate.","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 exists, and its assets shall be held, for the benefit of its beneficiaries in accordance with the interests of the beneficiaries in the trust.","path":["Title 58 Trusts","Chapter 5804 Creation, Modification, Revocation, And Termination"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5804.04","current_through":"2007-01-01 (House Bill 416 - 126th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:42Z","sha256":"14130977497be24fcef7fb60047720b654a1f9b820a96c04b1caa33d3f32fc18","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5804.03","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5804.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}