{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-4-401","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 4–401","heading":"","body":"A 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:\n(1) Expressly creates a presumption that the legatee is considered to survive the testator; or\n(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.","path":["Article - Estates and Trusts"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=get\u0026section=4-401","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:07Z","sha256":"a75b96afafe2764c20d396b908475a3e06e0dd333b3a8ec95e3977499e8f062b","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-4-301","next":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-4-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}