More on Maryland’s new pet trust statute

Earlier on this blog, reported that on April 14, 2009, Maryland’s Governor O’Malley signed into law House Bill 149 which authorizes statutory pet trusts effective October 1, 2009.

For additional discussion of this new legislation, see Eileen Ambrose, Pets in perpetuity — New state law will allow you to set up a trust to keep your animals going after you’re gone, Baltimore Sun, May 3, 2009.