{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "eptl", "section": "7-1.14", "citation": "EPTL § 7-1.14", "heading": "Who may make a lifetime trust", "text": ["§ 7-1.14 Who may make a lifetime trust", "Any person, as defined in 1-2.12, may by lifetime trust dispose of real and personal property.  A natural person who creates a lifetime trust shall be eighteen years of age or older."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/EPT/7-1.14", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "Any “person” under **§ 1-2.12** may transfer real or personal property through a lifetime trust. A natural person creating one must be **at least 18 years old**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/eptl/7-1.14", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}