# State Personnel and Pensions (GSP)

## Title 27. Judges' Retirement System

### Subtitle 4. Benefits

#### Section 27-404

Except for a retiree who elects an optional form of an allowance under Sec.Sec. 21-401 and 21-402 of this article, payment of an allowance ends and further rights may not arise from service as a member if:

(1) a member, former member, or retiree dies; and

(2)

  (i) the member, former member, or retiree leaves no surviving spouse or children who are under the age of 26 years or are disabled;

  (ii) the surviving spouse dies and there are no children of the member, former member, or retiree, who are under the age of 26 years or are disabled; or

  (iii) the last of any children who are under the age of 26 years and are not disabled becomes 26 years old or dies before becoming 26 years old.

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Md. Code Ann., State Pers. & Pens. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)