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Tex. Prop. Code § 112.031 (2026)
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Sec. 112.031. TRUST PURPOSES. A trust may be created for any purpose that is not illegal. The terms of the trust may not require the trustee to commit a criminal or tortious act or an act that is contrary to public policy.
Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3332, ch. 567, art. 2, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1999–2019 · leading case: the Est. of Leroy T. Keener, No. 13-18-00007-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Feb. 21, 2019).
the Est. of Leroy T. Keener, No. 13-18-00007-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Feb. 21, 2019). “See TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 112.031 (West, Westlaw through 2017 1st C.”
Moody Found. & John Cornyn v. Est. of Shearn Moody, Jr., No. 03-99-00034-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Nov. 18, 1999). “For example, it is appropriate for a trustee to incur expenses for costs in maintaining or defending a judicial proceeding for the benefit of the trust estate, such as litigation to resist claims that may result in a loss to the trust estate.”
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