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Code · Ohio · Title 58 Trusts · Chapter 5804 Creation, Modification, Revocation, And Termination

Section 5804.09 — Trust created for noncharitable purpose.

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Except as otherwise provided in section 5804.08 of the Revised Code or any other section of the Revised Code:
(A)A trust may be created for a noncharitable purpose without a definite or definitely ascertainable beneficiary or for a noncharitable but otherwise valid purpose to be selected by the trustee. A trust created for a noncharitable purpose may not be enforced for more than twenty-one years.
(B)A trust authorized by this section may be enforced by a person appointed in the terms of the trust or, if no person is so appointed, by a person appointed by the court.
(C)The property of a trust authorized by this section may be applied only to its intended use, except to the extent the court determines that the value of the trust property exceeds the amount required for the intended use. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the trust, property not required for the intended use must be distributed to the settlor if then living or to the settlor's successors in interest.
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