TITLE 53 WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES

Section 12. (Revised Trust Code of 2010) Trusts, 53-12-1 through 53-12-506.

ARTICLE 17 GEORGIA PRINCIPAL AND INCOME ACT

53-12-411. Distribution from trust or estate.

A trustee shall allocate to income an amount received as a distribution of income from a trust or an estate in which the trust has an interest other than a purchased interest and shall allocate to principal an amount received as a distribution of principal from such trust or estate. If a trustee purchases an interest in a trust that is an investment entity, or a decedent or donor transfers an interest in such trust to a trustee, Code Section 53-12-410 or 53-12-431 shall apply to a receipt from the trust.

(Code 1981, §53-12-411, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 579, § 1/SB 131.)