Section 7707 - Governing law - UTC 107

20 PA Cons Stat § 7707 (2019) (N/A)
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The meaning and effect of the provisions of a trust instrument shall be determined by:

(1) the law of the jurisdiction designated in the trust instrument, but the mandatory rules of section 7705(b) (relating to trust instrument controls; mandatory rules - UTC 105) shall govern if different from the law of the jurisdiction designated in the trust instrument; or

(2) in the absence of an effective designation in the trust instrument, the law of the jurisdiction in which the settlor is domiciled when the trust becomes irrevocable.