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Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law § 4-204

A married woman may do any of the following, as if she were unmarried:

(1) engage in a business;

(2) make a contract with any person, including her husband, whether or not she is engaged in business;

(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;

(4) form a partnership with any person, including her husband;

(5) sue on any contract, including a contract made with her husband;

(6) sue for the recovery, security, or protection of her property;

(7) sue for any tort committed against her; and

(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.

Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.