§ 3–301
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Est. & Trusts § 3-301 (2026)
Title 3. Intestate Succession and Statutory Shares
Subtitle 3. Statutory Share of Pretermitted Child and Issue
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(a)
A will may not be revoked by the subsequent birth, adoption, or legitimation of a child by the testator except under the circumstances referred to in § 4–105(3) of this article.
(b)
A child described in subsection (a) of this section or issue, if any, of such child who does not survive the testator, is entitled to a share in the estate to be determined and paid in accordance with §§ 3–302 and 3–303 of this subtitle, if:
(1)
The will contains a legacy for a child of the testator but makes no provision for a person who becomes a child of the testator subsequent to the execution of the will;
(2)
The child was born, adopted, or legitimated after the execution of the will;
(3)
The child, or the child’s issue, survive the testator; and
(4)
The will does not expressly state that the child, or the child’s issue, should be omitted.