GroundRules
← Search the law
Maryland · Through 2026-01-01

Md. Code, Family Law § 4–204

Read at publisher ↗
Where this section sits in the code
  1. Article - Family Law

A married woman may do any of the following, as if she were unmarried:

(1) engage in a business;

(2) make a contract with any person, including her husband, whether or not she is engaged in business;

(3) bind herself and her assigns by a covenant running with or related to real property or chattels real deeded to her on or after March 19, 1867;

(4) form a partnership with any person, including her husband;

(5) sue on any contract, including a contract made with her husband;

(6) sue for the recovery, security, or protection of her property;

(7) sue for any tort committed against her; and

(8) appoint counsel to represent her in an action brought under § 4–205(b) or (c) of this subtitle or § 4–301(b) of this title.

Collected 2026-09-14T19:58:17Z. Source file · JSON

Browse this collection