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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>376422</law_id><section_number>64.2-752</section_number><catch_line>Settlor&amp;#8217;s powers; powers of withdrawal</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="136" identifier="64.2">Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="3" identifier="III">Trusts</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="7">Uniform Trust Code</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="6" identifier="6">Revocable Trusts</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> While a trust is revocable, rights of the beneficiaries are subject to the control of, and the duties of the <span class="dictionary">trustee</span> are owed exclusively to, the settlor. <a id="paragraph-1405437" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-752/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> While a trust is revocable, the <span class="dictionary">trustee</span> may follow a direction of the settlor that is contrary to the terms of the trust. <a id="paragraph-1405438" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-752/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> During the period the power may be exercised, the holder of a <span class="dictionary">power of withdrawal</span> has the rights of a settlor of a revocable trust under this section to the extent of the <span class="dictionary">property</span> subject to the power. <a id="paragraph-1405439" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-752/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2005, c. 935, &#xA7; 55-546.03; 2012, c. 614; 2020, c. 768.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
