No trust to which a charitable gift or a discretionary charitable gift is or has been made shall fail for lack of a trustee. If there is no trustee, the title to any trust property intended for a charitable purpose shall vest in the clerk of the court that has jurisdiction and venue of the trust as determined under § 35-13-110 until the court either appoints a trustee or orders distribution of the gift. Acts 1997, ch. 300, § 1.
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