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sary or desirable to effectuate the encumbrance or
conveyance of any trust property.
* * * * * * *
12. Court Administration. It is my express
intention that the Trust hereby created shall not be
administered under the supervision of any Court. * * *
13. Maryland Law. This agreement has been exe-
cuted by me in the State of Maryland, and all questions
relating to its validity, construction and administra-
tion shall be determined in accordance with the laws of
the State of Maryland.
14. Compensation of Independent Trustee. I
direct that DONALD R. WILSON or such other Independent
Trustee who serves as Successor Trustee hereunder,
shall receive a reasonable compensation from the Trust
Estate for his or her services.
On October 1, 1991, the same date on which Ms. Grant exe-
cuted the declaration of trust, she executed a last will and
testament (decedent’s will). Decedent’s will provided in perti-
nent part:
ITEM I
I direct my Personal Representatives, hereinafter
named, to pay the expenses of my last illness, funeral
and burial, in such amount as they may deem proper and
without regard to any limitation in the applicable
local law as to the amount of such expense.
ITEM II
All of the rest, residue and remainder of my
estate of whatsoever kind and wheresoever situate [sic]
I give, devise and bequeath absolutely in fee simple
unto my children, PRESTON WALKER GRANT, JR. and KATHRYN
LYNN GRANT ADAMS, in equal shares per stirpes.
In distributing any tangible property hereunder to
my children, such property shall be distributed
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