§ 3-101 Order of distribution of net intestate estate
§ 3-102 Share of surviving spouse
§ 3-102 v2 Share of surviving spouse
§ 3-103 Division among surviving issue
§ 3-103 v2 Division among surviving issue
§ 3-104 Distribution when there is no surviving issue
§ 3-104 v2 Distribution when there is no surviving issue
§ 3-105 Escheat
§ 3-106 Advancement
§ 3-107 After-born child
§ 3-108 Inheritance from illegitimate person
§ 3-108 v2 Inheritance from illegitimate person
§ 3-109 Person related to decedent through two lines
§ 3-110 Certain heirs not surviving decedent for 30 days
§ 3-111 Prohibition of distribution upon commitment of certain crimes or acts
§ 3-112 Abandonment or failure to support minor child
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Terms Used In Maryland Code > ESTATES AND TRUSTS > Title 3 > Subtitle 1 - Intestate Succession

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • minor: means an individual under the age of 18 years. See
  • 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
  • Personal representative: includes an administrator and an executor. See
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.