Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 4-515
This is the official text of Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 4-515, part of Maryland’s Code, Estates and Trusts — governs wills, trusts, and probate.
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§4–515.
Official statutory text
(a) A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with:
(1) This subtitle;
(2) The laws of the state or country where it was executed; or
(3) The laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residence, or was a national at the time the document of gift was executed.
(b) If a document of gift is valid under this section, the law of this State governs the interpretation of the document of gift.
(c) A person may presume that a document of gift or an amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless that person knows that it was not validly executed or was revoked.
(1) This subtitle;
(2) The laws of the state or country where it was executed; or
(3) The laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residence, or was a national at the time the document of gift was executed.
(b) If a document of gift is valid under this section, the law of this State governs the interpretation of the document of gift.
(c) A person may presume that a document of gift or an amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless that person knows that it was not validly executed or was revoked.
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