Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 14.5-901 - Breach of trust(a)(1) A violation by a trustee of a duty the trustee owes to a beneficiary is a breach of trust.(2) A breach of trust under this subsection may occur by reason of an action or by reason of a failure to act.(b) To remedy a breach of trust by the trustee that has occurred or may occur, the court may: (1) Compel the trustee to perform the duties of the trustee;(2) Enjoin the trustee from committing a breach of trust;(3) Compel the trustee to redress a breach of trust by paying money, restoring property, or other means;(4) Order a trustee to account;(5) Appoint a special fiduciary to take possession of the trust property and administer the trust;(7) Remove the trustee as provided in § 14.5-706 of this title;(8) Reduce or deny compensation to the trustee;(9) Subject to § 14.5-909 of this subtitle, void an act of the trustee, impose a lien or a constructive trust on trust property, or trace trust property wrongfully disposed of and recover the property or proceeds from the property; or(10) Order other appropriate relief.Added by 2014 Md. Laws, Ch. 585,Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/2015.