(a) Except as provided in its governing instrument, a statutory trust:
(1) Shall have perpetual existence; and
(2) May not be terminated or revoked by a beneficial owner or other person except in accordance with the terms of the governing instrument of the statutory trust.
(b) Except as provided in the governing instrument of a statutory trust, the death, incapacity, dissolution, termination, or bankruptcy of a beneficial owner shall not result in the termination or dissolution of a statutory trust.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Formation and Powers
Section 12-201 - Nature of Statutory Trust
Section 12-202 - Perpetual Existence; Dissolution; Winding Up; Claims and Obligations
Section 12-203 - Principal Office; Resident Agent
Section 12-204 - Certificate of Trust -- in General
Section 12-205 - Certificate of Trust -- Execution, Filing, Recordation, Etc