Maryland Code, ESTATES AND TRUSTS 11-113
Terms Used In Maryland Code, ESTATES AND TRUSTS 11-113
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- Probate: Proving a will
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(1) A copy of a posthumously conceived child’s birth record; and
(2) The written consents required by § 1-205(a)(2) or § 3-107(b) of this article.
(b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the written consents required by § 1-205(a)(2) or § 3-107(b) of this article shall be filed under subsection (a) of this section within 6 months after the date of the decedent’s death.
(2) With respect to a decedent who dies between October 1, 2012, and May 30, 2013, inclusive, the written consents required by § 1-205(a)(2) or § 3-107(b) of this article shall be filed under subsection (a) of this section by December 1, 2013.
(3) A copy of a posthumously conceived child’s birth record shall be filed within 2 years and 60 days after the date of the decedent’s death.
(c) Absent the filing as required in this section of a posthumously conceived child’s birth record and the written consents required by § 1-205(a)(2) or § 3-107(b) of this article:
(1) A person holding property that passes by reason of the death of the decedent may distribute or deliver the property without liability for a claim by any posthumously conceived child unknown to the person; and
(2) The transferee of any such property shall be entitled to receive the property without liability for a claim by any posthumously conceived child unknown to the transferee.