As used in this chapter, the term:
The Attorney General has the rights of a qualified beneficiary with respect to a charitable trust as defined in Code Section 53-12-170, and a person appointed to enforce a trust created for the care of an animal under Code Section 53-12-28 also has the rights of a qualified beneficiary.
History. Code 1981, § 53-12-2 , enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 579, § 1/SB 131; Ga. L. 2011, p. 551, § 6/SB 134; Ga. L. 2017, p. 193, § 28/HB 143; Ga. L. 2018, p. 1089, § 7/SB 301.
Law reviews.
For comment on First Nat’l Bank & Trust Co. v. Roberts, 187 Ga. 472 , 1 S.E.2d 12 (1939), see 1 Ga. B.J. 50 (1939).
For note discussing problems with profits generated by escrow account, and proposing federal legislative reform, see 10 Ga. St. B.J. 618 (1974).
For article on the 2018 amendment of this Code section, see 35 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 204 (2018).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 53-12-1. Short Title; Effect on Existing Trusts
§ 53-12-3. Survival of Common Law and Equity
§ 53-12-4. Law Governing the Validity of the Trust
§ 53-12-5. Law Governing the Meaning and Effect of Trust Provisions