Maryland Code, FAMILY LAW 4-204

Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
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
Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.

A married woman may do any of the following, as if she were unmarried:

(1) engage in a business;

(2) make a contract with any person, including her husband, whether or not she is engaged in business;

(3) bind herself and her assigns by a covenant running with or related to real property or chattels real deeded to her on or after March 19, 1867;

(4) form a partnership with any person, including her husband;

(5) sue on any contract, including a contract made with her husband;

(6) sue for the recovery, security, or protection of her property;

(7) sue for any tort committed against her; and

(8) appoint counsel to represent her in an action brought under § 4-205(b) or (c) of this subtitle or § 4-301(b) of this title.

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