# Estates and Trusts (GET)

## Title 14.5. Maryland Trust Act

### Subtitle 5. Creditor's Claims; Spendthrift and Discretionary Trusts

#### Section 14.5-504

(a) A spendthrift provision is valid and enforceable.

(b) A provision of a trust providing that the interest of a beneficiary is held subject to a "spendthrift trust", or words of similar import, restrains both voluntary and involuntary transfer of the beneficiary's interest.

(c) A beneficial interest that is subject to a spendthrift provision may not be judicially foreclosed or attached by a creditor.

(d)

  (1) A beneficiary may not transfer an interest in a trust in violation of a valid spendthrift provision and, except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a creditor or an assignee of the beneficiary may not reach the interest or a distribution by the trustee before the receipt by the beneficiary of the interest or distribution.

  (2) An attempt by a beneficiary to transfer an interest in a trust in violation of a valid spendthrift provision shall be void and of no effect.

(e)

  (1) The use, occupancy, and enjoyment of a single parcel of residential real property, as designated by the trustee, and tangible personal property by a beneficiary whose interest is subject to a spendthrift provision may not be transferred.

  (2) The use, occupancy, and enjoyment described in paragraph (1) of this subsection are not subject to the enforcement of a judgment against the beneficiary.

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