Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 5-303
This is the official text of Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 5-303, part of Maryland’s Code, Estates and Trusts — governs wills, trusts, and probate.
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§5–303.
Official statutory text
The register shall assume due execution of the will:
(1) If the will appears to have been duly executed and contains a recital by attesting witnesses of facts constituting due execution; or
(2) If it does not so appear, or if the will does not contain that recital, then upon the verified statement of a person with personal knowledge of the circumstances of execution whether or not the person was in fact an attesting witness.
(1) If the will appears to have been duly executed and contains a recital by attesting witnesses of facts constituting due execution; or
(2) If it does not so appear, or if the will does not contain that recital, then upon the verified statement of a person with personal knowledge of the circumstances of execution whether or not the person was in fact an attesting witness.
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