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<section article="get" article_name="Estates and Trusts" number="14.5-404" title_number="14.5" title_name="Maryland Trust Act" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Creation, Validity, Modification, and Termination of Trust">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A trust may be created only to the extent that the purposes of the trust are lawful, not contrary to public policy, and possible to achieve.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A trust and the terms of the trust shall be for the benefit of the beneficiaries of the trust.</text>
  </level>
</section>
