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§ 53-12-100. Short Title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Testamentary Additions to Trusts Act.” History. Code 1981, § 53-12-100 , enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 579, § 1/SB 131.

§ 53-12-101. Making of Testamentary Additions to Trusts

A devise or bequest, the validity of which is determinable by the law of this state, may be made by a will to the trustee of a trust established or to be established by the testator or by the testator and some other person or by some other person, including a funded or unfunded life […]

§ 53-12-102. Limitations of Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee

The trustee of a trust established by the testator or others as provided in Code Section 53-12-101 shall not be required to inquire into or audit the actions of the executor of the testator’s estate or to make any claim against the executor unless specifically directed to do so by the settlor in the trust […]

§ 53-12-103. Effect on Prior and Subsequent Wills

This part shall apply to all devises or bequests made in the will of a testator dying on or after May 31, 1968, whether the will is executed before or after such date. This part shall not invalidate a devise or bequest to a trustee made by a will executed prior to May 31, 1968, […]