(1) A natural child, an adopted child, and a child to the extent provided in §§ 1-206 through 1-208 of this subtitle; and
(2) A child conceived from the genetic material of a person after the death of the person if:
(i) The person consented in a written record to use of the person's genetic material for posthumous conception in accordance with the requirements of § 20-111 of the Health--General Article;
(ii) The person consented in a written record to be the parent of a child posthumously conceived using the person's genetic material;
(iii) The child is born within 2 years of the person's death; and
(iv) With respect to any trust, the person was the creator of the trust and the trust became irrevocable on or after October 1, 2012.
Stepchildren, foster children, or grandchildren
(b) A child does not include a stepchild, a foster child, or a grandchild or more remote descendant.
Credits
Added by Acts 1974, c. 11, § 2, eff. July 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 2005, c. 465, § 1, eff. June 1, 2005; Acts 2012, c. 649, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2013, c. 644, § 1, eff. June 1, 2013; Acts 2023, c. 647, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
Formerly Art. 93, § 1-205.
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 1-205, MD EST & TRST § 1-205
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.
