{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-1-205","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 1–205","heading":"","body":"(a) A child includes:\n(1) A natural child, an adopted child, and a child to the extent provided in §§ 1–206 through 1–208 of this subtitle; and\n(2) A child conceived from the genetic material of a person after the death of the person if:\n(i) The person consented in a written record to use of the person’s genetic material for posthumous conception in accordance with the requirements of § 20–111 of the Health – General Article;\n(ii) The person consented in a written record to be the parent of a child posthumously conceived using the person’s genetic material;\n(iii) The child is born within 2 years of the person’s death; and\n(iv) With respect to any trust, the person was the creator of the trust and the trust became irrevocable on or after October 1, 2012.\n(b) A child does not include a stepchild, a foster child, or a grandchild or more remote descendant.","path":["Article - Estates and Trusts"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=get\u0026section=1-205","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:07Z","sha256":"2092008ee46dbea9919935fa150c914b30fd0ff062a854fbcf0e80b58f180609","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-1-204","next":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-1-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}