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Terms Used In Maryland Code, ESTATES AND TRUSTS 4-201

  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person having custody of a will who is not the testator of the will has a duty to maintain custody of the will and unless authorized by the testator may not:

(1) Destroy or dispose of the will;

(2) Disclose the contents of the will to any other person; or

(3) Deliver the will to any person other than the testator.