Md. Code Ann., Est. & Trusts § 1-202
Surviving spouse defined
Effective Oct 1, 2019Added by Acts 1974, c. 11, § 2, eff. July 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 396, § 1; Acts 2019, c. 197, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.State of Maryland
(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, or an annulment of their marriage was obtained, even though not recognized as valid in this State;
- (3) A person who participates in a marriage ceremony with a third person, after a decree or judgment of divorce or annulment obtained by the decedent; or
- (4) A person who has been convicted of bigamy while married to the decedent.
- (b) Subsection (a)(2) of this section does not apply if the parties to the divorce or annulment subsequently remarry each other.
Added by Acts 1974, c. 11, § 2, eff. July 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 396, § 1; Acts 2019, c. 197, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.
Formerly Art. 93, § 1-202.