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Virginia Code › Title 64.2 › Subtitle III › Chapter 7 › Article 1 › Section 64.2-705
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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.
2005, c. 935 , § 55-541.07; 2012, c. 614 .
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