Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
ESTATES AND TRUSTS |
TITLE 14. TRUSTS |
SUBTITLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
§ 14-102. Applicability of certain provisions of Estates of Decedents Law to trusts
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In the absence of express language to the contrary, the rules contained in § 1-202, 1-203, 1-204, 1-205, 1-206, 1-207, 1-208, 1-209, and 1-210.1 of this article shall be applied in construing the terms of an inter vivos trust. Whenever any of those statutory sections refer to a "will," "estate," or similar terms relevant primarily to wills and estates or the takers under them, the terms shall be modified to mean "trust instrument," "trust," or similar terms to reflect the application of the principles of those sections to inter vivos trusts.