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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 2 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 2007, chapter 197<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":274493,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84356,"identifier":"64.2-772","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-772","url":"\/64.2-772\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-772\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/8\/64.2-772","dublin_core":{"Title":"Recordkeeping and identification of trust property","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-772","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A trustee<\/span> shall keep adequate records<\/span> of the administration of the trust. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A trustee<\/span> shall keep trust property<\/span> separate from the trustee<\/span>’s own property<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Except as otherwise provided in subsection D, a trustee<\/span> shall cause the trust property<\/span> to be designated so that the interest of the trust, to the extent feasible, appears in records<\/span> maintained by a party<\/span> other than a trustee<\/span> or beneficiary<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> If the trustee<\/span> maintains records<\/span> clearly indicating the respective interests, a trustee<\/span> may invest as a whole the property<\/span> of two or more separate trusts. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> A deed or other instrument purporting to convey or transfer real or personal property<\/span> to a trust instead of to the trustee<\/span> or trustees<\/span> of the trust shall be deemed to convey or transfer such property<\/span> to the trustee<\/span> or trustees<\/span> as fully as if made directly to the trustee<\/span> or trustees<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECORDKEEPING AND IDENTIFICATION OF TRUST PROPERTY (\u00a7 64.2-772)\n\nA. A trustee shall keep adequate records of the administration of the trust.\n\nB. A trustee shall keep trust property separate from the trustee’s own\nproperty.\n\nC. Except as otherwise provided in subsection D, a trustee shall cause the trust\nproperty to be designated so that the interest of the trust, to the extent\nfeasible, appears in records maintained by a party other than a trustee or\nbeneficiary.\n\nD. If the trustee maintains records clearly indicating the respective interests,\na trustee may invest as a whole the property of two or more separate trusts.\n\nE. A deed or other instrument purporting to convey or transfer real or personal\nproperty to a trust instead of to the trustee or trustees of the trust shall be\ndeemed to convey or transfer such property to the trustee or trustees as fully\nas if made directly to the trustee or trustees.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, c. 935, \u00a7 55-548.10; 2007, c. 197; 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}}