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<section article="get" article_name="Estates and Trusts" number="14.5-411" title_number="14.5" title_name="Maryland Trust Act" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Creation, Validity, Modification, and Termination of Trust">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The court may modify the administrative or dispositive terms of a trust or terminate the trust if, because of circumstances not anticipated by the settlor, modification or termination will further the purposes of the trust.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>To the extent practicable, the modification described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be made in accordance with the probable intention of the settlor.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The court may modify the administrative terms of a trust if continuation of the trust on its existing terms would be impracticable or wasteful or impair the administration of the trust.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>On termination of a trust under subsection (a) of this section, the trustee shall distribute the trust property in a manner consistent with the purposes of the trust as ordered by the court.</text>
  </level>
</section>
