{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-4-204","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Family Law § 4–204","heading":"","body":"A married woman may do any of the following, as if she were unmarried:\n(1) engage in a business;\n(2) make a contract with any person, including her husband, whether or not she is engaged in business;\n(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;\n(4) form a partnership with any person, including her husband;\n(5) sue on any contract, including a contract made with her husband;\n(6) sue for the recovery, security, or protection of her property;\n(7) sue for any tort committed against her; and\n(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.","path":["Article - Family Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gfl\u0026section=4-204","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:17Z","sha256":"c036aa97de6b574f46865201c2d6796cbb2662ef566482bf251576fa3fca7f36","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-4-203","next":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-4-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}