Georgia Code, Title 53, Chapter 12, Article 2 - Creation and Validity of Express Trusts
§ 53-12-20 - Express Trusts
(a) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this Code section, an express trust shall be created or declared in writing and signed by...
§ 53-12-21 - Formal and Precatory Words
(a) No formal words shall be necessary to create an express trust.(b) Words otherwise precatory in nature will create a trust only if they...
§ 53-12-23 - Capacity of Settlor
A person has capacity to create an inter vivos trust to the extent that such person has legal capacity to transfer title to property...
§ 53-12-24 - Non-Merger
No trust shall be invalid or terminated and no merger of title to trust property shall occur merely because the trustee or trustees are...
§ 53-12-25 - Transfer of Property to Trust
(a) Transfer of property to a trust shall require a transfer of legal title to the trustee.(b) For any interest in real property to...
§ 53-12-26 - Additions to Trust Property
Property may be added to an existing trust from any source in any manner if the addition is not prohibited by the trust instrument...
§ 53-12-27 - Construction; Parol Evidence
When the construction of an express trust is at issue, the court may hear parol evidence of the circumstances surrounding the settlor at the...
§ 53-12-28 - Trusts for Animals
(a) A trust may be created to provide for the care of an animal that is alive during the settlor's lifetime. The trust shall...