{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-3-301","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 3–301","heading":"","body":"(a) A will may not be revoked by the subsequent birth, adoption, or legitimation of a child by the testator except under the circumstances referred to in § 4–105(3) of this article.\n(b) A child described in subsection (a) of this section or issue, if any, of such child who does not survive the testator, is entitled to a share in the estate to be determined and paid in accordance with §§ 3–302 and 3–303 of this subtitle, if:\n(1) The will contains a legacy for a child of the testator but makes no provision for a person who becomes a child of the testator subsequent to the execution of the will;\n(2) The child was born, adopted, or legitimated after the execution of the will;\n(3) The child, or the child’s issue, survive the testator; and\n(4) The will does not expressly state that the child, or the child’s issue, should be omitted.","path":["Article - Estates and Trusts"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=get\u0026section=3-301","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:07Z","sha256":"7bba70cf6ae6de2e2f68bfaf9e30d93937734f9b45c61aca994d906f2f88dce9","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-3-202","next":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-3-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}