{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-14.5-107","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 14.5–107","heading":"","body":"The meaning and effect of the terms of a trust are determined by:\n(1) The law of the jurisdiction designated in the terms unless the designation of that jurisdiction’s law is contrary to a strong public policy of the jurisdiction having the most significant relationship to the matter at issue; or\n(2) In the absence of a controlling designation in the terms of the trust, the law of the jurisdiction having the most significant relationship to the matter at issue.","path":["Article - Estates and Trusts"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=get\u0026section=14.5-107","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:07Z","sha256":"46e54670317471bc3ab0ac0940b6e0fbcc7cf88e40cf914bc48ee86a4a0a067d","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-14.5-106","next":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-14.5-108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}