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<section article="get" article_name="Estates and Trusts" number="15-112" title_number="15" title_name="Fiduciaries" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A court shall remove a fiduciary who has:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Willfully misrepresented material facts leading to the appointment of the fiduciary or to other action by the court in reference to the fiduciary estate;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Willfully disregarded an order of court;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Shown to be incapable, with or without fault to properly perform the duties of the office of fiduciary; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Breached the fiduciary duty of good faith or loyalty in the management of property of the fiduciary estate.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A court may remove a fiduciary who has:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Negligently failed to file a bond within the time required by rule or order of court;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Negligently failed to obey an order of court; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Failed to perform any fiduciary duty, or to competently administer the fiduciary estate.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Procedures for the removal of a fiduciary shall be conducted by the court in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Rules applying to a fiduciary.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The provisions of this section may not apply to personal representatives.</text>
  </level>
</section>
