17.8 Revocable Trusts under the Maryland Trust Act – General Appeal

Subtitle 6 of the Maryland Trust Act codifies certain aspects of Maryland revocable trusts. The very act of codifying rules to govern aspects of revocable trusts, of course, explicitly supports the validity of revocable trusts. Much of Article 6 of the Maryland Trust Act is lifted from Article 6 of the Uniform Trust Code. The Uniform Act provides, in important respects, that revocable trusts be treated “as the functional equivalent of a will.” UTC Art. 6, gen. cmt.