Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 4-401
Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 4-401
in effectA 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:
(1) Expressly creates a presumption that the legatee is considered to survive the testator; or
(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.
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