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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 935<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76542,"section_number":"64.2-708","catch_line":"Others treated as qualified beneficiaries","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-708\/"},{"id":69632,"section_number":"64.2-720","catch_line":"Requirements for creation","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-720\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":55689,"section_number":"64.2-726","catch_line":"Trust for care of animal","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-726\/"}],"permalink":{"id":274297,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81678,"identifier":"64.2-727","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/4\/64.2-727","url":"\/64.2-727\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-727\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/4\/64.2-727","dublin_core":{"Title":"Noncharitable trust without ascertainable beneficiary","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-727","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Except as otherwise provided in \u00a7 64.2-726<\/a> or by another statute<\/span>, the following rules apply:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A trust may be created for a noncharitable purpose without a definite or definitely ascertainable beneficiary<\/span> or for a noncharitable but otherwise valid purpose to be selected by the trustee<\/span>. The trust may not be enforced for more than 21 years. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A trust authorized by this section may be enforced by a person<\/span> appointed in the terms of the trust or, if no person<\/span> is so appointed, by a person<\/span> appointed by the court<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Property<\/span> of a trust authorized by this section may be applied only to its intended use, except to the extent the court<\/span> determines that the value<\/span> of the trust property<\/span> exceeds the amount required for the intended use. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the trust, property<\/span> not required for the intended use shall be distributed to the settlor, if then living, otherwise to the settlor’s successors in interest. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNONCHARITABLE TRUST WITHOUT ASCERTAINABLE BENEFICIARY (\u00a7 64.2-727)\n\nExcept as otherwise provided in \u00a7 64.2-726 or by another statute, the following\nrules apply:\n\n1. A trust may be created for a noncharitable purpose without a definite or\ndefinitely ascertainable beneficiary or for a noncharitable but otherwise valid\npurpose to be selected by the trustee. The trust may not be enforced for more\nthan 21 years.\n\n2. A trust authorized by this section may be enforced by a person appointed in\nthe terms of the trust or, if no person is so appointed, by a person appointed\nby the court.\n\n3. Property of a trust authorized by this section may be applied only to its\nintended use, except to the extent the court determines that the value of the\ntrust property exceeds the amount required for the intended use. Except as\notherwise provided in the terms of the trust, property not required for the\nintended use shall be distributed to the settlor, if then living, otherwise to\nthe settlor’s successors in interest.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, c. 935, \u00a7 55-544.09; 2012, c. 614.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}