{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-14.5-601","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 14.5–601","heading":"","body":"(a) The capacity required to create, amend, revoke, or add property to a revocable trust, or to direct the actions of the trustee of a revocable trust, is the same as that required to make a will.\n(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the creation of a revocable trust if that creation is otherwise authorized under State law.\n(c) The fact that the settlor becomes incapacitated or loses the capacity required to create a will does not convert a revocable trust into an irrevocable trust.","path":["Article - Estates and Trusts"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=get\u0026section=14.5-601","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:07Z","sha256":"c206e90d4351123abf29d7598f1a627154a325b64ec2d072346cbec54a6dddc5","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-14.5-511","next":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-14.5-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}