Md. Code Ann., Est. & Trusts § 3-201
Allowances
Effective Oct 1, 2023Added by Acts 1974, c. 11, § 2, eff. July 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1976, c. 155; Acts 1981, c. 289; Acts 1988, c. 2, § 4; Acts 1991, c. 645; Acts 2013, c. 204, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2019, c. 435, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2023, c. 647, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.State of Maryland
- (a) A surviving spouse or registered domestic partner is entitled to receive an allowance of $10,000 for personal use.
- (b) An allowance of $5,000 for the use of each unmarried child of the decedent who has not attained the age of 18 years at the time of the death of the decedent shall be paid by the personal representative as provided in § 13-501 of this article.
Added by Acts 1974, c. 11, § 2, eff. July 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1976, c. 155; Acts 1981, c. 289; Acts 1988, c. 2, § 4; Acts 1991, c. 645; Acts 2013, c. 204, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2019, c. 435, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2023, c. 647, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
Formerly Art. 93, § 3-201.