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Title 14A : Trusts
Chapter 001 : General Provisions and Definitions
(Cite as: 14A V.S.A. § 107)-
§ 107. Governing law
The meaning and effect of the terms of a trust are determined by:
(1) the law of the jurisdiction designated in the terms unless the designation of that jurisdiction’s law is contrary to a strong public policy of the jurisdiction having the most significant relationship to the matter at issue; or
(2) in the absence of a controlling designation in the terms of the trust, the law of the jurisdiction having the most significant relationship to the matter at issue. (Added 2009, No. 20, § 1.)
