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<section article="get" article_name="Estates and Trusts" number="14-622" title_number="14" title_name="Trusts" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Maryland Trust Decanting Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A settlor of a first trust is deemed to be the settlor of the second trust with respect to any portion of the principal of the first trust subject to the exercise of the decanting power.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In determining settlor intent with respect to a second trust, a court may consider the intent of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A settlor of the first trust;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A settlor of the second trust; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>An authorized fiduciary.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
