§ 14-401. Definitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEstates and TrustsEffective: October 1, 2011
Effective: October 1, 2011
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 14-401
§ 14-401. Definitions
(c) “Beneficiary” means an individual for whose present benefit property is held by a trustee in accordance with this subtitle.
(d) “Conservator” means a person appointed or qualified by a court to act as general, limited, or temporary guardian of an individual's property or a person legally authorized to perform substantially the same functions.
(f) “Declarant” means a transferor who creates a trust under this subtitle and serves as the trustee.
(g) “Guardian” means a person appointed or qualified by a court as a guardian of the person of an individual, including a limited guardian, but not a person who is only a guardian ad litem.
(h) “Legal representative” means a personal representative, conservator, or an attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney.
(i) “Member of the beneficiary's family” means a beneficiary's spouse, descendant, stepchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, brother, sister, uncle, or aunt, whether of the whole or half blood or by adoption.
(k) “Personal representative” means an executor, administrator, or special administrator of a decedent's estate, a person legally authorized to perform substantially the same functions, or a successor to any of them.
(l) “State” means the United States of America, a state or subdivision thereof, a territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession subject to the legislative authority of the United States.
(m)(1) “Transferor” means a person who creates a trust by transfer or declaration under this subtitle.
(o) “Trust property” means any property, income, or proceeds resulting from the investment of property held in trust under this subtitle.
Credits
Added by Acts 1994, c. 418, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994.
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 14-401, MD EST & TRST § 14-401
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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