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§ 15-108. Claims by absent or unknown beneficiaries or life tenants

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEstates and TrustsEffective: October 1, 2019

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Estates and Trusts (Refs & Annos)
Title 15. Fiduciaries (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2019
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 15-108
§ 15-108. Claims by absent or unknown beneficiaries or life tenants
Currentness
In general
(a) A fiduciary making a distribution or delivery of any property, in conformity to a decree or order of court passed pursuant to the Maryland Rules, shall be protected from a claim in respect to the property by an absent or unknown beneficiary or life tenant proceeded against under the Maryland Rules, or the heirs, personal representatives, or assigns of an absent or unknown beneficiary or life tenant.
Prior laws
(b) Nothing in this section limits a similar protection granted to fiduciaries by applicable laws in effect before the passage of the Maryland Rules.

Credits

Added by Acts 1974, c. 11, § 2, eff. July 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 197, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.
Formerly Art. 16, § 15.
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 15-108, MD EST & TRST § 15-108
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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