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§ 4-104. Wills executed outside State

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEstates and TrustsEffective: October 1, 2021

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Estates and Trusts (Refs & Annos)
Title 4. Wills (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Execution, Revocation, and Revival (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2021
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 4-104
§ 4-104. Wills executed outside State
Currentness
If a testator is physically outside the State at the time the testator executes the will, the will is properly executed if it is:
(1) In writing;
(2) Signed by the testator or by some other person on the testator's behalf, in the testator's physical presence, and by the testator's express direction; and
(3) Executed in conformity with:
(i) The provisions of § 4-102 of this subtitle;
(ii) The law of the domicile of the testator; or
(iii) The law of the place where the testator is physically located at the time the testator signs the will.

Credits

Added by Acts 1974, c. 11, § 2, eff. July 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 197, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 322, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 323, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2021, c. 686, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.
Formerly Art. 93, § 4-104.
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 4-104, MD EST & TRST § 4-104
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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