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Md. Code Ann., Est. & Trusts § 4-409

A legacy for charitable use may not be void because of an uncertainty with respect to the donees:

(1) If the will making the legacy also contains directions for the formation of a corporation to take the legacy; and

(2) (i) If the legacy is immediate and not subject to a life estate, a corporation is formed in accordance with the directions, capable and willing to receive and administer the legacy, within 12 months from the probate of the will; or

(ii) If the legacy is subject to a life estate, a corporation shall be formed at a time between probate of the will and the end of 12 months following the expiration of a life estate or life estates.

Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.