{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-4-409","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 4–409","heading":"","body":"A legacy for charitable use may not be void because of an uncertainty with respect to the donees:\n(1) If the will making the legacy also contains directions for the formation of a corporation to take the legacy; and\n(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\n(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.","path":["Article - Estates and Trusts"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=get\u0026section=4-409","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:07Z","sha256":"41d8251c5ad9a387fed819c63077a332adf6b04c81733c5a2f5a3502f08c7a52","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-4-408","next":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-4-410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}