Georgia Code, Title 53, Chapter 12, Article 9 - Charitable Trusts

• § 53-12-170 - Definition; Charitable Purposes
  (a) A charitable trust is a trust in which the settlor provides that the trust property shall be used for charitable purposes.(b) Charitable purposes...
• § 53-12-171 - Power to Select Purposes or Beneficiaries
  The settlor of a charitable trust may retain the power to select the charitable purposes or charitable beneficiaries, or may grant the trustee or...
• § 53-12-172 - Cy Pres
  If a charitable trust or gift cannot be executed in the manner provided by the settlor or donor, the superior court shall exercise equitable...
• § 53-12-173 - Duration of Charitable Trusts
  A charitable trust shall be valid even though under the trust provisions it is to continue for an indefinite or unlimited period.
• § 53-12-174 - Attorney General or District Attorney As Representative of Charitable Beneficiaries
  In all cases in which the rights of beneficiaries under a charitable trust are involved, the Attorney General or the district attorney of the...
• § 53-12-175 - Enforcement by Settlor
  The settlor of a charitable trust may maintain a civil action to enforce the trust.

Last modified: October 14, 2016