Md. Code Ann., Est. & Trusts § 4-201

Duty to Maintain Custody of Will

Effective Oct 1, 2021Added by Acts 2021, c. 513, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.State of Maryland

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. (1) Destroy or dispose of the will;
  2. (2) Disclose the contents of the will to any other person; or
  3. (3) Deliver the will to any person other than the testator.

Added by Acts 2021, c. 513, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.

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