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§ 3-107. After-born children of decedent

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEstates and TrustsEffective: June 1, 2013

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)
Effective: June 1, 2013
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 3-107
§ 3-107. After-born children of decedent
In general
(a) A child of the decedent who is conceived before the death of the decedent, but born afterwards shall inherit as if the child had been born in the lifetime of the decedent.
After-born children conceived posthumously
(b) No other after-born relation may be considered as entitled to distribution in the relation's own right unless:
(1) The decedent had consented in a written record to use of the decedent's genetic material for posthumous conception in accordance with the requirements of § 20-111 of the Health--General Article;
(2) The decedent consented in a written record to be the parent of a child posthumously conceived using the person's genetic material; and
(3) The child posthumously conceived using the decedent's genetic material is born within 2 years after the death of the decedent.

Credits

Added by Acts 1974, c. 11, § 2, eff. July 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 2012, c. 649, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2013, c. 644, § 1, eff. June 1, 2013.
Formerly Art. 93, § 3-107.
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 3-107, MD EST & TRST § 3-107
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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