{"data":{"id":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-7707","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"20 Pa.C.S. § 7707","heading":"Governing law - UTC 107.","body":"The meaning and effect of the terms of a trust shall be determined by:\n(1) the law of the jurisdiction designated in the terms of the trust, but the mandatory rules of section 7705(b) (relating to trust controls; mandatory rules - UTC 105) shall govern if different from the law of the designated jurisdiction; or\n(2) in the absence of an effective designation in the terms of the trust, the law of the jurisdiction in which the settlor is domiciled when the trust becomes irrevocable.","path":["Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES","CHAPTER 77 TRUSTS","SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=20\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=77\u0026sctn=7\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 20 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:33Z","sha256":"958caa51ceccd67001fa40b4e33faafd38d166e3e19a83f5351d8fed92eb5056","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-7706","next":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-7708"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}