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Code · Pennsylvania · Title 20 — DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES · Chapter 77

§ 7707. Governing law - UTC 107.

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§ 7707. Governing law - UTC 107.
The meaning and effect of the terms of a trust shall be determined by:
(1)the law of the jurisdiction designated in the terms of the trust, but the mandatory rules of section 7705(b) (relating to trust controls; mandatory rules - UTC 105) shall govern if different from the law of the designated jurisdiction; or
(2)in the absence of an effective designation in the terms of the trust, the law of the jurisdiction in which the settlor is domiciled when the trust becomes irrevocable.
20c7707v
(July 15, 2024, P.L.786, No.64, eff. 90 days)
2024 Amendment. See section 11 of Act 64 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to Uniform Trust Code.
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