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2019 Georgia Code
Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates
Chapter 12 - Trusts
Article 5 - Spendthrift Provisions and Creditors' Rights and Claims
§ 53-12-81. Limitations on creditors' rights to discretionary distributions
Universal Citation: GA Code § 53-12-81 (2019)
A transferee or creditor of a beneficiary shall not compel the trustee to pay any amount that is payable only in the trustee's discretion regardless of whether the discretion is expressed in the form of a standard of distribution, including, but not limited to, health, education, maintenance, and support, and whether such trustee is also a beneficiary. This Code section shall not apply to the extent of the proportion of trust property attributable to the beneficiary's contribution.
History:Code 1981, § 53-12-81, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 579, § 1/SB 131; Ga. L. 2018, p. 262, § 12/HB 121.
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