Md. Code Ann., Est. & Trusts § 1-206
Redline — January 1, 2019 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2024
As of January 1, 2019
(a) A child born or conceived during a marriage is presumed to be the legitimate child of both spouses. Except as provided in § 1–207 of this subtitle, a child born at any time after his parents have participated in a marriage ceremony with each other, even if the marriage is invalid, is presumed to be the legitimate child of both parents.
(a) A child born or conceived during a marriage or registered domestic partnership is presumed to be the child of both spouses or registered domestic partners.
(b) A child conceived by artificial insemination of a married woman with the consent of her husband is the legitimate child of both of them for all purposes. Consent of the husband is presumed.
(b) (1) A child conceived by means of assisted reproduction during the marriage or registered domestic partnership of the child’s mother with the consent of the mother’s spouse or registered domestic partner is the child of both spouses for all purposes.
(2) Consent of the mother’s spouse or registered domestic partner is presumed.
(3) A child conceived by means of assisted reproduction after the death of the mother’s spouse or registered domestic partner and using the genetic material of the mother’s spouse or registered domestic partner is the child of both spouses or registered domestic partners if the child qualifies as a child of the mother’s spouse or registered domestic partner under § 1–205(a)(2) of this subtitle.
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.