Section 1-401 – Nontestamentary Transfers
(a) A provision in an account agreement, as defined in § 1–204(b)(2) of the Financial Institutions Article, for a transfer on death is nontestamentary and shall be effective according to the provisions of § 1–204 of the Financial Institutions Article. (b) Transfers pursuant to § 1–204 of the Financial Institutions Article are effective in the form and […]
Section 1-102 – Verification
(a) When a writing is required to be verified by this article, verification is sufficient if the writing is signed by the person required to make the verification, and if it contains the representation contained in subsection (b) of this section. (b) The form of verification is: I do solemnly declare and affirm under the penalties of […]
Section 1-103 – Notice
(a) (1) Unless personal service or some other method of notice is expressly required in this article or by the Maryland Rules, the first notice required to be given a person is sufficient if deposited as first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the addressee at the address last known to the sender. (2) At the expense of the […]
Section 1-104 – Dedication of Estates and Trusts Article
This article is dedicated to the memory of Roger D. Redden, Esquire.
Section 1-105 – Purpose of Titles 1-12; Liberal Construction; Presumptions Rebuttable
(a) (1) The purpose of the estates of decedents law is to simplify the administration of estates, to reduce the expenses of administration, to clarify the law governing estates of decedents, and to eliminate any provisions of prior law which are archaic, often meaningless under modern procedure and no longer useful. (2) This article shall be liberally construed […]
Section 1-201 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Assisted reproduction” has the meaning stated in § 5–1001 of the Family Law Article. (c) “Father” has the meaning stated in § 5–1001 of the Family Law Article. (d) “Mother” has the meaning stated in § 5–1001 of the Family Law Article.
Section 1-201.1 – Application of Rules of Construction
In the absence of express language to the contrary, the rules of construction contained in this subtitle shall be applied in construing all provisions of the estates of decedents law and the terms of a will.
Section 1-202 – Surviving Spouse
(a) A surviving spouse is not: (1) A person who has received an absolute divorce from the decedent or whose marriage to the decedent has been validly annulled; (2) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person who has voluntarily appeared in a proceeding in which an absolute divorce between the decedent and the survivor, […]
Section 1-203 – Degree of Relationship — Civil Law
(a) Degrees of relationship shall be reckoned according to the method of the civil law by beginning with either of the persons in question, ascending to the common ancestor, and then descending to the other person. (b) One degree shall be counted for each step both ascending and descending.