# Estates and Trusts (GET)

## Title 14.5. Maryland Trust Act

### Subtitle 10. Miscellaneous Provisions

#### Section 14.5-1006

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title:

  (1) This title applies to all trusts created before, on, or after  January 1, 2015;

  (2) This title applies to all judicial proceedings concerning trusts commenced on or after  January 1, 2015;

  (3) This title does not apply to judicial proceedings concerning trusts commenced before  January 1, 2015;

  (4) A rule of construction or presumption provided in this title applies to trust instruments executed before  January 1,  2015, unless there is a clear indication of a contrary intent in the terms of the trust; and

  (5) An act done before  January 1, 2015, is not affected by this title.

(b) If a right is acquired, extinguished, or barred on the expiration of a prescribed period that has commenced to run under another statute before  January 1, 2015, that statute continues to apply to the right even if the statute has been repealed or superseded.

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Md. Code Ann., Est. & Trusts (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)