{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-725","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 64.2-725","heading":"Evidence of oral trust","body":"Except as required by a statute other than this chapter, a trust need not 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.2005, c. 935, § 55-544.07; 2012, c. 614.","path":["Title 64.2. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES","Subtitle III. TRUSTS","Chapter 7. UNIFORM TRUST CODE","Article 4. CREATION, VALIDITY, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION OF TRUST"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/64.2-725/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:14Z","sha256":"4778e681b6931893fe84f9ec62b83426065af9114852027cea95a3a8736519ba","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-724","next":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-726"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}