History. Code 1981, § 53-12-170 , enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 579, § 1/SB 131; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-80/HB 865.
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, inserted “exclusively” in subsection (a) and deleted former subsection (c), which read: “If the settlor provides for both charitable and noncharitable purposes, the provisions relating to the charitable purposes shall be governed by this article.”.
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For comment on Creech v. Scottish Rite Hosp. for Crippled Children, 211 Ga. 195 , 84 S.E.2d 563 (1954), see 17 Ga. B.J. 512 (1955).
For note on discriminatory charitable trusts in Georgia, with regard to application of the cy pres doctrine, in light of Evans v. Newton, 382 U.S. 296, 86 S. Ct. 486 , 15 L. Ed. 2 d 373 (1966), see 6 Ga. St. B.J. 428 (1970).
For article, “The Rule Against Perpetuities as Applied to Georgia Wills and Trusts,” see 16 Ga. L. Rev. 235 (1982).
For article with annual survey on wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 73 Mercer L. Rev. 281 (2021).
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