{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-705","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 64.2-705","heading":"Governing law","body":"The meaning and effect of the terms of a trust are determined by:1. The 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; or2. In 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.2005, c. 935, § 55-541.07; 2012, c. 614.","path":["Title 64.2. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES","Subtitle III. TRUSTS","Chapter 7. UNIFORM TRUST CODE","Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/64.2-705/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:14Z","sha256":"9339a6b53e5518a341695bbd3064760deed21b4dc6d457eeb8385764472c372e","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-704","next":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-706"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}