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<section article="get" article_name="Estates and Trusts" number="14.5-401" title_number="14.5" title_name="Maryland Trust Act" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Creation, Validity, Modification, and Termination of Trust">
  <text>A trust may be created by:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>Transfer of property to another person as trustee during the lifetime of the settlor or by will or other disposition taking effect on the death of the settlor;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>Declaration by the owner of property that the owner holds identifiable property as trustee; or</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>Exercise of a power of appointment in favor of a trustee.</text>
  </level>
</section>
