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Updated Maryland Spousal Election Statute to Take Effect October 1, 2020

By Frederick R. Franke Jr. on August 20, 2019

The General Assembly has unanimously passed a Bill, signed by Governor Hogan, that makes sweeping changes to the elective share provisions of Maryland law.  The new law becomes effective October 1, 2020. The Current Statute Currently, the elective share statute, by its terms, applies only to probate estates.  It entitles a surviving spouse to elect […]

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