Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 4-104
This is the official text of Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 4-104, part of Maryland’s Code, Estates and Trusts — governs wills, trusts, and probate.
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§4–104.
Official statutory text
If a testator is physically outside the State at the time the testator executes the will, the will is properly executed if it is:
(1) In writing;
(2) Signed by the testator or by some other person on the testator’s behalf, in the testator’s physical presence, and by the testator’s express direction; and
(3) Executed in conformity with:
(i) The provisions of § 4–102 of this subtitle;
(ii) The law of the domicile of the testator; or
(iii) The law of the place where the testator is physically located at the time the testator signs the will.
(1) In writing;
(2) Signed by the testator or by some other person on the testator’s behalf, in the testator’s physical presence, and by the testator’s express direction; and
(3) Executed in conformity with:
(i) The provisions of § 4–102 of this subtitle;
(ii) The law of the domicile of the testator; or
(iii) The law of the place where the testator is physically located at the time the testator signs the will.
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