{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-14-615","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 14–615","heading":"","body":"An authorized fiduciary may not exercise the decanting power to modify a provision in a first trust instrument granting another person the power to remove or replace the authorized fiduciary unless:\n(1) If the modification applies only to the person, the person holding the power consents to the modification in a signed record;\n(2) The person holding the power and the qualified beneficiaries of the second trust consent to the modification in a signed record and the modification grants a substantially similar power to another person; or\n(3) A court approves the modification and the modification grants a substantially similar power to another person.","path":["Article - Estates and Trusts"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=get\u0026section=14-615","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:07Z","sha256":"c15554fe8ba43411955bbf9f47ef0a356ecc3e1bc4783d4a25ea947aa4aead9b","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-14-614","next":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-14-616"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}