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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 2012, chapter 614<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 768<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1501411,"object_type":"law","relational_id":376422,"identifier":"64.2-752","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/6\/64.2-752","url":"\/64.2-752\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-752\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/6\/64.2-752","dublin_core":{"Title":"Settlor’s powers; powers of withdrawal","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-752","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> While a trust is revocable, rights of the beneficiaries are subject to the control of, and the duties of the trustee<\/span> are owed exclusively to, the settlor. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> While a trust is revocable, the trustee<\/span> may follow a direction of the settlor that is contrary to the terms of the trust. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> During the period the power may be exercised, the holder of a power of withdrawal<\/span> has the rights of a settlor of a revocable trust under this section to the extent of the property<\/span> subject to the power. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSETTLOR’S POWERS; POWERS OF WITHDRAWAL (\u00a7 64.2-752)\n\nA. While a trust is revocable, rights of the beneficiaries are subject to the\ncontrol of, and the duties of the trustee are owed exclusively to, the settlor.\n\nB. While a trust is revocable, the trustee may follow a direction of the settlor\nthat is contrary to the terms of the trust.\n\nC. During the period the power may be exercised, the holder of a power of\nwithdrawal has the rights of a settlor of a revocable trust under this section\nto the extent of the property subject to the power.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, c. 935, \u00a7 55-546.03; 2012, c. 614; 2020, c. 768.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}