1. (a)

   1. (1) An election to take an elective share under this subtitle:

      1. (i) Shall be in writing and signed by the surviving spouse or other person entitled to make the election under § 3-405 of this subtitle; and

      2. (ii) 1. Shall be filed in the court in which the personal representative of the decedent was appointed; or

         1. 2. If no personal representative of the decedent has been appointed, shall be filed in the court for the jurisdiction in which the venue would be proper under § 5-103 of this article.

   2. (2) Notice of the filing of an election to take an elective share under paragraph (1) of this subsection may be delivered to:

      1. (i) The trustee of each revocable trust of the decedent; or
      2. (ii) The person responsible for filing the estate tax return, if different from the trustee.

2. (b) The election may be in the following form:

   “I, A. B., surviving spouse of C. D., late of the County (City) of..........., elect to take my elective share of the decedent's estate subject to election under § 3-403 of the Estates and Trusts Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

   ..............

   (Signature)”.

Added by Acts 2019, c. 435, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.