Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 14.5-812
This is the official text of Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 14.5-812, part of Maryland’s Code, Estates and Trusts — governs wills, trusts, and probate.
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§14.
Official statutory text
§14.5–812.
(a) A trustee is not liable to the beneficiary for a breach of trust committed by a former trustee.
(b) A trustee is liable to the beneficiary for a breach of trust if the trustee:
(1) Knows or should know of a situation constituting a breach of trust committed by a former trustee and the trustee improperly permits it to continue;
(2) Neglects to take reasonable steps to compel a former trustee or other person to deliver trust property to the trustee; or
(3) Neglects to take reasonable steps to redress a breach of trust committed by a former trustee.
(a) A trustee is not liable to the beneficiary for a breach of trust committed by a former trustee.
(b) A trustee is liable to the beneficiary for a breach of trust if the trustee:
(1) Knows or should know of a situation constituting a breach of trust committed by a former trustee and the trustee improperly permits it to continue;
(2) Neglects to take reasonable steps to compel a former trustee or other person to deliver trust property to the trustee; or
(3) Neglects to take reasonable steps to redress a breach of trust committed by a former trustee.
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