{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5804.07","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 5804.07","heading":"Written instrument not required.","body":"Except as required by any section of the Revised Code not in Chapters 5801. to 5811. of the Revised Code, a trust is not required to be evidenced by a trust instrument, but the creation of an oral trust and its terms may be established only by clear and convincing evidence.","path":["Title 58 Trusts","Chapter 5804 Creation, Modification, Revocation, And Termination"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5804.07","current_through":"2007-01-01 (House Bill 416 - 126th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:42Z","sha256":"b237c78200a62926191d2f3189db401fd6d94638f19cb30760418c6a50de21a6","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5804.06","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5804.08"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}