Md. Code Ann., Est. & Trusts § 7-404
Redline — January 1, 2019 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2020
As of January 1, 2019
In the absence of actual knowledge or of reasonable cause to inquire as to whether the personal representative is improperly exercising his power, a person dealing with the personal representative is not bound to inquire whether the personal representative is properly exercising his power, and is protected as if the personal representative properly exercised the power. A person is not bound to see to the proper application of estate assets paid or delivered to a personal representative.
(a) In the absence of actual knowledge or of reasonable cause to inquire as to whether the personal representative is improperly exercising the power of the personal representative, a person dealing with the personal representative is not bound to inquire whether the personal representative is properly exercising the power, and is protected as if the personal representative properly exercised the power.
(b) A person is not bound to see to the proper application of estate assets paid or delivered to a personal representative.
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.