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§ 53-12-214. Compensation From Business Enterprise

Any trustee may receive compensation for services, as specified in this subsection, from a corporation or other business enterprise, where the trust estate owns an interest in the corporation or other business enterprise, provided that: The services provided by the trustee to the corporation or other business enterprise are of a managerial, executive, or business […]

§ 53-12-220. Resignation of Trustee

A trustee may resign: In the manner and under the circumstances described in the trust instrument; Upon at least 30 days’ written notice to the qualified beneficiaries, the settlor, if living, and all cotrustees; or Upon a trustee’s petition to the court. The petition to the court provided for in paragraph (3) of subsection (a) […]

§ 53-12-192. Amendment of Governing Instrument of Private Foundation Trust, Charitable Trust, or Split-Interest Trust to Exclude Application of Code Section 53-12-190 or 53-12-191

The trustees of any trust which is a private foundation, a charitable trust, as defined in Section 4947(a)(1) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, or a split-interest trust, as defined in Section 4947(a)(2) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, may, without judicial proceedings, amend the governing trust instrument of the trust expressly to exclude the […]

§ 53-12-193. Election of Trustees of Private Foundation or Charitable Trust to Distribute Such Trust Principal as Will Enable Trust to Avoid Tax Liability; Filing of Written Election With Attorney General; Form of Distribution; Revocation of Election

With respect to any trust which is a private foundation or a charitable trust, as defined in Section 4947(a)(1) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, the governing trust instrument of which permits distributions to the extent of the net income of the trust each year but does not permit distributions from trust principal, the trustees […]

§ 53-12-200. Capacity of Trustee

A trustee shall have legal capacity under Georgia law to acquire, hold, and transfer title to property. An individual shall be eligible to serve as a trustee regardless of citizenship or residency. If the trustee is a corporation, partnership, or other entity, it shall be required to have the power to act as a trustee […]