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<section article="get" article_name="Estates and Trusts" number="14.5-403" title_number="14.5" title_name="Maryland Trust Act" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Creation, Validity, Modification, and Termination of Trust">
  <text>A trust not created by will is validly created if the creation of the trust complies with:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>The law of the jurisdiction in which the trust instrument was executed; or</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>The law of the jurisdiction in which, at the time of creation:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>The settlor was domiciled or was a national;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>A trustee of the trust was domiciled or had a place of business; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>Any trust property was located.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
