# Estates and Trusts (GET)

## Title 4. Wills

### Subtitle 4. Rules Relating to Legacies

#### Section 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.

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Md. Code Ann., Est. & Trusts (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)