{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-14.5-812","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 14.5–812","heading":"","body":"(a) A trustee is not liable to the beneficiary for a breach of trust committed by a former trustee.\n(b) A trustee is liable to the beneficiary for a breach of trust if the trustee:\n(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;\n(2) Neglects to take reasonable steps to compel a former trustee or other person to deliver trust property to the trustee; or\n(3) Neglects to take reasonable steps to redress a breach of trust committed by a former trustee.","path":["Article - Estates and Trusts"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=get\u0026section=14.5-812","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:07Z","sha256":"e23221f1c63bbcc0b165ba3b48a59516ab52eb618a4b395a9c368b6ffc53586b","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-14.5-811","next":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-14.5-813"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}