{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44d-4-404","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 44D-4-404","heading":"Trust purposes.","body":"A trust may be created only to the extent its purposes are lawful, not contrary to public policy and possible to achieve. A trust and its terms must be for the benefit of its beneficiaries.","path":["CHAPTER 44D. UNIFORM TRUST CODE.","ARTICLE 4. CREATION, VALIDITY, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION OF TRUST."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/44D-4-404/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:40Z","sha256":"baf9af25b5a34f49d4e9e49473e2805f585e890284aa751398a46382da7ce661","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44d-4-403","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44d-4-405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}