Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 1-206 - Legitimate child(a) A child born or conceived during a marriage or registered domestic partnership is presumed to be the child of both spouses or registered domestic partners.(b)(1) A child conceived by means of assisted reproduction during the marriage or registered domestic partnership of the child's mother with the consent of the mother's spouse or registered domestic partner is the child of both spouses for all purposes.(2) Consent of the mother's spouse or registered domestic partner is presumed.(3) A child conceived by means of assisted reproduction after the death of the mother's spouse or registered domestic partner and using the genetic material of the mother's spouse or registered domestic partner is the child of both spouses or registered domestic partners if the child qualifies as a child of the mother's spouse or registered domestic partner under § 1-205(a)(2) of this subtitle.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 647, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2023.Amended by 2019 Md. Laws, Ch. 197, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2019.Amended by 2019 Md. Laws, Ch. 438, Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2019.Amended by 2019 Md. Laws, Ch. 437, Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2019.