District Of Columbia § 19-1304.02 - Requirements for creation.
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§ 19-1304.02. Requirements for creation.
19-1304.02A trust is created only if:
The settlor has capacity to create a trust;
The settlor indicates an intention to create the trust;
The trust has a definite beneficiary or is:
A charitable trust;
A trust for the care of an animal, as provided in section 19-1304.08; or
A trust for a noncharitable purpose, as provided in section 19-1304.09;
The trustee has duties to perform; and
The same person is not the sole trustee and sole beneficiary.
A beneficiary is definite if the beneficiary can be ascertained now or in the future, subject to any applicable rule against perpetuities.
A power in a trustee to select a beneficiary from an indefinite class is valid. If the power is not exercised within a reasonable time, the power fails and the property subject to the power passes to the persons who would have taken the property had the power not been conferred.
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Section 19-1304.02 ("Requirements for creation.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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