Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 14.5-601
This is the official text of Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 14.5-601, part of Maryland’s Code, Estates and Trusts — governs wills, trusts, and probate.
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§14.
Official statutory text
§14.5–601.
(a) The capacity required to create, amend, revoke, or add property to a revocable trust, or to direct the actions of the trustee of a revocable trust, is the same as that required to make a will.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the creation of a revocable trust if that creation is otherwise authorized under State law.
(c) The fact that the settlor becomes incapacitated or loses the capacity required to create a will does not convert a revocable trust into an irrevocable trust.
(a) The capacity required to create, amend, revoke, or add property to a revocable trust, or to direct the actions of the trustee of a revocable trust, is the same as that required to make a will.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the creation of a revocable trust if that creation is otherwise authorized under State law.
(c) The fact that the settlor becomes incapacitated or loses the capacity required to create a will does not convert a revocable trust into an irrevocable trust.
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