Rule 14-302. Sales—Generally

(a) When Court May Order. At any stage of an action, the court may order a sale if satisfied that the jurisdictional requisites have been met and that the sale is appropriate. Cross references: See Code, Family Law Article, §11-104 and Keen v. Keen, 191 Md. 31 (1948) for sale of nonresidents§ property to satisfy alimony decree; Code, Family Law Article, §8-202 for sale of real or personal property incident to a divorce decree; Code, Business Regulation Article, §5-505 for sale of burial grounds; Code, Real Property Article, §14-107 for sale is lieu of partition; Code, Real Property Article, §14-110 for sale of consecutive interests in land by agreement of parties; Code, Tax Property Article, §§14-808 through 14-854 for tax sales; and Code, Tax General Article, §13-810 for sale to enforce income tax lien. (b) Appointment of Trustee. When the Court orders a sale it may appoint a trustee to make the sale. The trustee shall be a natural person. Cross references: See Code, Courts Article, §11-111 for the appointment of a trustee to execute a deed; Code, Real Property Article, §4-202 (e) for a form of a trustee's deed under a decree; and Code, Estates and Trusts Article, §14-101, for general jurisdiction of equity concerning trusts. Regarding fiduciaries generally, see Code, Estates and Trusts Article, §15-101 et seq.