# Estates and Trusts (GET)

## Title 4. Wills

### Subtitle 4. Rules Relating to Legacies

#### Section 4-401

A legatee, other than the testator's spouse, who fails to survive the testator by 30 full days is considered to have predeceased the testator, unless the will of the testator:

(1) Expressly creates a presumption that the legatee is considered to survive the testator; or

(2) Requires that the legatee survives the testator for a stated period in order to take under the will and the legatee survives for the stated period.

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Md. Code Ann., Est. & Trusts (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)