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§ 3-112. Parents not entitled to distribution from abandoned child’s estate

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEstates and Trusts

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Estates and Trusts (Refs & Annos)
Title 3. Intestate Succession and Statutory Shares (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Intestate Succession (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 3-112
§ 3-112. Parents not entitled to distribution from abandoned child’s estate
Currentness
In general
(a) A surviving parent is not entitled under § 3-104 of this subtitle to a distribution of the net estate of a minor child of the parent if the parent:
(1) Abandoned the child; or
(2) Willfully failed to contribute to the support of the child for at least 3 consecutive years immediately preceding the death of the child or for the life of the child, whichever is less.
Abandonment of child
(b) A parent shall be deemed to have abandoned a minor child under subsection (a)(1) of this section if the conduct of the parent demonstrates a settled purpose willfully and intentionally to relinquish all parental rights and duties with respect to the child and to renounce and forsake the child entirely.

Credits

Added by Acts 2001, c. 582, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001.
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 3-112, MD EST & TRST § 3-112
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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