This is a certification of trust template for a revocable or irrevocable Georgia trust. The Certification of Trust is authorized under Ga. Code Ann. § 53-12-280 and enables the trustee to conduct trust business without presenting the entire trust agreement to a third party. This template includes practical guidance, drafting notes, alternate clauses, and optional clauses. The Certification of Trust provides basic information about the trust while preserving privacy over its dispositive trust terms. However, Ga. Code Ann. § 53-12-280 does not limit the right of a recipient of the Certification of Trust to require copies of excerpts from the original trust agreement or later amendments that designate the trustee or the powers of the trustee. To avoid demands for excerpts from the original trust agreement, the Certification of Trust should include full recitations of these provisions from the original agreement.The Certification of Trust can provide third parties such as banks and other ...