Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 17-201
This is the official text of Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 17-201, part of Maryland’s Code, Estates and Trusts — governs wills, trusts, and probate.
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§17–201.
Official statutory text
(a) A document substantially in one of the forms set forth in this subtitle may be used to create a statutory form power of attorney that has the meaning and effect prescribed by this title.
(b) A document substantially in one of the forms set forth in this subtitle in effect on the date the document is executed shall continue to have the meaning and effect prescribed by this title, notwithstanding enactment of legislation altering that statutory form after the date the document is executed.
(b) A document substantially in one of the forms set forth in this subtitle in effect on the date the document is executed shall continue to have the meaning and effect prescribed by this title, notwithstanding enactment of legislation altering that statutory form after the date the document is executed.
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