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2019 Georgia Code
Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates
Chapter 12 - Trusts
Article 3 - Revocable Trusts
§ 53-12-40. Revocation and modification generally
Universal Citation: GA Code § 53-12-40 (2019)
(a) A settlor shall have no power to modify or revoke a trust in the absence of an express reservation of such power.
(b) A power to revoke shall be deemed to include a power to modify, and an unrestricted power to modify shall be deemed to include a power to revoke.
(c) Any revocation or modification of an express trust shall be in writing and signed by the settlor.
Code 1981, § 53-12-40, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 579, § 1/SB 131.
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