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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 36. Estates and Property » Article 1. Creation of Estates Generally » §36-1-4a. Memorandum of Trust; Requirements; Recordation

(a) A memorandum of trust that satisfies both of the following requirements may be presented for recordation in the office of the clerk of the county commission of any county in which real property that is subject to the trust is located:

(1) The memorandum shall be executed by the currently acting trustee or trustees of the trust, and, if living, by the settlor or settlors, personally, or by a duly appointed attorney-in-fact or conservator of the settlor or settlors, and shall be acknowledged in the manner a deed must be acknowledged in order to be recorded.