Md. Code Ann., Est. & Trusts § 14-603
Fiduciary duties applicable; no duty to decant; terms of trust deemed to include decanting power
Effective Oct 1, 2023Added by Acts 2023, c. 715, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 716, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.State of Maryland
- (a) In exercising the decanting power, an authorized fiduciary shall act in accordance with its fiduciary duties, including the duty to act in accordance with the purposes of the first trust.
- (b) This subtitle does not create or imply a duty to exercise the decanting power or give notice to beneficiaries of the applicability of this subtitle.
- (c) Except as otherwise provided in a first trust instrument, for purposes of this title and §§ 14.5-801 and 14.5-802(a) of this article, the terms of the first trust are deemed to include the decanting power.
Added by Acts 2023, c. 715, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 716, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.