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O.C.G.A. § 53-12-175 (2019)

Enforcement by settlor

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The settlor of a charitable trust may maintain a civil action to enforce the trust.

History

Code 1981, § 53-12-175, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 579, § 1/SB 131.

ARTICLE 10 PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 15 Am. Jur. 2d, Charities, § 4 et seq. 15 Am. Jur. 2d, Charities, § 171 et seq.

PART 1 CORPORATIONS COMMENT This part was carried forward. It formerly was codified at OCGA § 53-12-120 et seq.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1996–1996 · leading case: Frederick D. Ledbetter v. First State Bank & Trust Co., Tr., 85 F.3d 1537 (1st Cir. 1996).
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Frederick D. Ledbetter v. First State Bank & Trust Co., Tr., 85 F.3d 1537 (1st Cir. 1996). · cites it 2× “The bank could have sought permission of a court to resign pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 53-12-175, citing disagreement between the beneficiary and the trustee, but it did not do so.”
Ledbetter v. First State Bank, No. 95-8396 (11th Cir. June 25, 1996). “O.C.G.A. § 53-12-175(a)(3)(F). Plaintiff's claim that the trustee resigned for improper motives and without regard to his interests could not be disposed of by summary judgment.”
53-12-175(a)(3)(F): 2 cases
Frederick D. Ledbetter v. First State Bank & Trust Co., Tr., 85 F.3d 1537 (1st Cir. 1996). “The bank could have sought permission of a court to resign pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 53-12-175, citing disagreement between the beneficiary and the trustee, but it did not do so.”
Ledbetter v. First State Bank, No. 95-8396 (11th Cir. June 25, 1996). “O.C.G.A. § 53-12-175(a)(3)(F). Plaintiff's claim that the trustee resigned for improper motives and without regard to his interests could not be disposed of by summary judgment.”
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