Md. Code, Est. & Trusts § 4-401
Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session, chs. 2--407, effective on or before 7/1/2024
Section 4-401 - Legatee failing to survive testator by 30 daysA 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.Amended by 2019 Md. Laws, Ch. 197,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2019.