When the construction of an express trust is at issue, the court may hear parol evidence of the circumstances surrounding the settlor at the time of the execution of the trust and parol evidence to explain all ambiguities, both latent and patent.
History. Code 1981, § 53-12-27 , enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 579, § 1/SB 131.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 53 - Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates
Article 2 - Creation and Validity of Express Trusts
§ 53-12-21. Formal and Precatory Words
§ 53-12-22. Trust Purposes and Conditions in Terrorem
§ 53-12-23. Capacity of Settlor
§ 53-12-25. Transfer of Property in Trust
§ 53-12-26. Additions to Trust Property