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§ 3-408. Declaration of rights or legal relations

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial ProceedingsEffective: March 14, 2016

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 3. Courts of General Jurisdiction--Jurisdiction/Special Causes of Action (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Declaratory Judgment (Refs & Annos)
Effective: March 14, 2016
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 3-408
§ 3-408. Declaration of rights or legal relations
Currentness
Any person interested as or through a personal representative, trustee, guardian or other fiduciary, creditor, devisee, legatee, heir, next of kin, or beneficiary of a trust, in the administration of a trust, or of the estate of a decedent, a minor, a disabled person, or an insolvent, may have a declaration of rights or legal relations in respect to the trust or the estate of the decedent, minor, disabled person, or insolvent in order to:
(1) Ascertain any class of creditors, devisees, legatees, heirs, next of kin, or others;
(2) Direct the personal representative, guardian, or other fiduciary or trustees to do or abstain from doing any particular act in their fiduciary capacity; or
(3) Determine any question arising in the administration of the estate or trust, including questions of construction of wills and other writings.

Credits

Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 8, § 1, eff. March 14, 2016.
Formerly Art. 31A, § 4.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 3-408, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 3-408
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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