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MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  9-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 9 - Special Provisions Relating to Distribution|Subtitle 1 - General|Section 9-109 - Distribution to Minor

    (a)    (1)    Whenever money is distributable by a personal representative to a minor and there is no judicially appointed guardian of the property of the minor, the court may order that the cash be deposited in a banking institution or insured savings and loan association formed under the laws of the State or in the State under the laws of the United States, in which it may draw interest, in the name of the minor, subject to the further order of the court.        (2)    The banking institution or association shall be named in the order.        (3)    The personal representative shall deliver the account book to the person or to such person, including the register, as the personal representative with the approval of the court, considers responsible and appropriate.        (4)    When the minor reaches the age of 18 or a guardian is appointed, the funds deposited and the account book shall be delivered to the minor, or to the guardian.    (b)    (1)    In addition to the procedures in subsection (a) of this section, whenever a personal representative is required to distribute property to a minor as defined in § 13–301(k) of this article, the personal representative, with the approval of the court, may transfer the property to a custodian who shall hold or dispose of the property in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Uniform Transfers to Minors Act.        (2)    The personal representative shall, subject to the approval of the court, designate the custodian, who shall be an adult or a trust company.    (c)    Whenever a personal representative is required to distribute tangible personal property to a person under the age of 18 years and there is no guardian of the minor, the personal representative may distribute it to the person whom the personal representative, with the approval of the court, considers responsible and appropriate, and under the conditions set forth in the order of the court.    (d)    If a guardian has been appointed for a minor, payment may be made to the guardian on the filing of a copy of the guardian’s authority authenticated pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1738.    (e)    In addition to the procedures set forth in this section, the personal representative may make distribution to a minor in accordance with the provisions of § 13–501 of this article or the will.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  9-111 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 9 - Special Provisions Relating to Distribution|Subtitle 1 - General|Section 9-111 - Release

    On making a distribution, a personal representative may, but is not required to, obtain a verified release from the heir or legatee.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  9-112 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 9 - Special Provisions Relating to Distribution|Subtitle 1 - General|Section 9-112 - Distribution by Court

    (a)    (1)    If the personal representative cannot obtain agreement from all interested persons entitled to share in the distribution of the property, the personal representative may apply to the court to make distribution.        (2)    The court shall designate a day and direct the giving of notice to all interested persons concerned.        (3)    The court may appoint two disinterested individuals, not related to the interested persons to make an appropriate division for distribution, or recommend to the court a sale of part or all of the property, and the court shall direct the distribution it considers appropriate.    (b)    If a majority in relation to value fails to appear on the appointed day, or appear and object to the distribution suggested, or if the court considers a sale of part or all of the property more appropriate and advantageous, the personal representative shall make the sale or sales and divide the proceeds, together with unsold property, as the court directs.    (c)    If the personal representative has reason to believe that there may be one or more interested persons whose names or addresses are not known to the personal representative, or if it is not known to the personal representative if an interested person is still surviving, the personal representative may appoint a meeting of all interested persons to be held on a day the court designates.    (d)    (1)    The personal representative shall give notice to all interested persons known to the personal representative, and shall publish a notice of the meeting once a week in 3 successive weeks, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county of the personal representative’s appointment, stating the time, date, place, and purpose of the meeting which shall be held no sooner than 20 days after the first publication.        (2)    The personal representative shall also take other steps and make other efforts to learn the names and addresses of additional interested persons as the court considers appropriate under the circumstances.    (e)    (1)    On the date of the meeting, distribution of the net estate shall be made under the direction and control of the court.        (2)    Distribution by the personal representative in accordance with the direction of the court at the meeting protects and indemnifies the personal representative acting in obedience to it.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  9-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 9 - Special Provisions Relating to Distribution|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act|Section 9-201 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Beneficiary designation” means an instrument, other than an instrument creating a trust, naming the beneficiary of:        (1)    An annuity or insurance policy;        (2)    An account with a designation for payment on death;        (3)    A security registered in beneficiary form;        (4)    A pension, profit–sharing, retirement, or other employment–related benefit plan; or        (5)    Any other nonprobate transfer at death.    (c)    “Disclaimant” means the person to whom a disclaimed interest or power would have passed had the disclaimer not been made.    (d)    “Disclaimed interest” means the interest that would have passed to the disclaimant had the disclaimer not been made.    (e)    “Disclaimer” means the refusal to accept an interest in or power over property.    (f)    “Fiduciary” means a personal representative, trustee, agent acting under a power of attorney, or other person authorized to act as a fiduciary with respect to the property of another person.    (g)    “Future interest” means an interest that takes effect in possession or enjoyment, if at all, later than the time of its creation.    (h)    “Jointly held property” means property held in the name of two or more persons under an arrangement in which all holders have concurrent interests and under which the last surviving holder is entitled to the whole of the property.    (i)    “Person” means an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, governmental subdivision, governmental agency, governmental instrumentality, public corporation, legal entity, or commercial entity.    (j)    “Time of distribution” means the time when a disclaimed interest would have taken effect in possession or enjoyment.    (k)    “Trust” means:        (1)    An express trust, charitable or noncharitable, whenever and however created; or        (2)    A trust created pursuant to a statute, judgment, or decree that requires that the trust be administered in the manner of an express trust.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  9-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 9 - Special Provisions Relating to Distribution|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act|Section 9-202 - Disclaimer in General

    (a)    (1)    A person may disclaim in whole or in part any interest in or power over property, including a power of appointment.        (2)    A person may disclaim the interest or power even if the creator imposed a spendthrift provision or similar restriction on transfer or a restriction or limitation on the right to disclaim.    (b)    (1)    Except to the extent that a fiduciary’s right to disclaim is expressly restricted or limited by another statute of the State or by the instrument creating the fiduciary relationship, a fiduciary may disclaim in whole or in part any interest in or power over property, including a power of appointment, whether acting in a personal or representative capacity.        (2)    A fiduciary may disclaim the interest or power even if the creator imposed a spendthrift provision or similar restriction on transfer or a restriction or limitation on the right to disclaim, or an instrument other than the instrument that created the fiduciary relationship imposed a restriction or limitation on the right to disclaim.    (c)    To be effective, a disclaimer must:        (1)    Be in writing or other record;        (2)    Declare the disclaimer;        (3)    Describe the interest or power disclaimed;        (4)    Be signed by the person making the disclaimer; and        (5)    Be delivered or filed in the manner provided in § 9-209 of this subtitle.    (d)    A partial disclaimer may be expressed as a fraction, percentage, monetary amount, term of years, limitation of a power, or any other interest or estate in the property.    (e)    A disclaimer becomes irrevocable when it is delivered or filed pursuant to § 9-209 of this subtitle or when it becomes effective as provided in §§ 9-203 through 9-208 of this subtitle, whichever occurs later.    (f)    (1)    A disclaimer made under this subtitle is not a transfer, assignment, or release.        (2)    Creditors of the disclaimant have no interest in the property disclaimed.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  9-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 9 - Special Provisions Relating to Distribution|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act|Section 9-203 - Effect of Disclaimer

    (a)    Except for a disclaimer under § 9-204 or § 9-205 of this subtitle, the following rules apply to a disclaimer of an interest in property.    (b)    The disclaimer takes effect as of the time the instrument creating the interest becomes irrevocable or if the interest arose under the law of intestate succession, as of the time of the intestate’s death.    (c)    The disclaimed interest passes according to any provision in the instrument creating the interest providing for the disposition of the interest, should it be disclaimed, or of disclaimed interests in general.    (d)    If the instrument does not contain a provision described in subsection (c) of this section, the following rules apply:        (1)    (i)    If the disclaimant is an individual, the disclaimed interest passes as if the disclaimant died immediately before the time of distribution; or            (ii)    If by law or under the instrument the descendants of the disclaimant would share in the disclaimed interest by any method of representation had the disclaimant died before the time of distribution, the disclaimed interest passes only to the descendants of the disclaimant who survive the time of distribution; or        (2)    If the disclaimant is not an individual, the disclaimed interest passes as if the disclaimant did not exist.    (e)    On the disclaimer of a preceding interest, a future interest held by a person other than the disclaimant takes effect as if the disclaimant had died or ceased to exist immediately before the time of distribution, but a future interest held by the disclaimant is not accelerated in possession or enjoyment.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  9-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 9 - Special Provisions Relating to Distribution|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act|Section 9-204 - Joint Holders

    (a)    On the death of a holder of jointly held property, a surviving holder may disclaim in whole or in part, the greater of:        (1)    A fractional share of the property determined by dividing the number one by the number of joint holders alive immediately before the death of the holder to whose death the disclaimer relates; or        (2)    All of the property except that part of the value of the entire interest attributable to the contribution furnished by the disclaimant.    (b)    A disclaimer under subsection (a) of this section takes effect as of the death of the holder of jointly held property to whose death the disclaimer relates.    (c)    An interest in jointly held property disclaimed by a surviving holder of the property passes as if the disclaimant predeceased the holder to whose death the disclaimer relates.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  9-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 9 - Special Provisions Relating to Distribution|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act|Section 9-205 - Disclaimer by Trustees

    If a trustee disclaims an interest in property that otherwise would become trust property, the interest does not become trust property.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  9-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 9 - Special Provisions Relating to Distribution|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act|Section 9-206 - Holder Disclaiming Power of Appointment or Other Non-Fiduciary Power

    If a holder disclaims a power of appointment or other power not held in a fiduciary capacity, the following rules apply:         (1)    If the holder has not exercised the power, the disclaimer takes effect as of the time the instrument creating the power becomes irrevocable;        (2)    If the holder has exercised the power and the disclaimer is of a power other than a presently exercisable general power of appointment, the disclaimer takes effect immediately after the last exercise of the power; and        (3)    The instrument creating the power is construed as if the power expired when the disclaimer became effective.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  9-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 9 - Special Provisions Relating to Distribution|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act|Section 9-207 - Disclaimer by Appointee of Power of Appointment or by Object or Taker in Default

    (a)    A disclaimer of an interest in property by an appointee of a power of appointment takes effect as of the time the instrument by which the holder exercises the power becomes irrevocable.    (b)    A disclaimer of an interest in property by an object or taker in default of an exercise of power of appointment takes effect as of the time the instrument creating the power becomes irrevocable.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  9-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 9 - Special Provisions Relating to Distribution|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act|Section 9-208 - Fiduciaries -- Time of Taking Effect; Effectiveness as to Other Fiduciaries

    (a)    If a fiduciary disclaims a power held in a fiduciary capacity that has not been exercised, the disclaimer takes effect as of the time the instrument creating the power becomes irrevocable.    (b)    If a fiduciary disclaims a power held in a fiduciary capacity that has been exercised, the disclaimer takes effect immediately after the last exercise of power.    (c)    A disclaimer under this section is effective as to another fiduciary if the disclaimer so provides and the fiduciary disclaiming has the authority to bind the estate, trust, or other person for whom the fiduciary is acting.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  9-210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 9 - Special Provisions Relating to Distribution|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act|Section 9-210 - When Barred

    (a)    A disclaimer is barred by a written waiver of the right to disclaim.    (b)    A disclaimer of an interest in property is barred if any of the following occurs before the disclaimer becomes effective:        (1)    The disclaimant accepts the interest sought to be disclaimed;        (2)    The disclaimant voluntarily assigns, conveys, encumbers, pledges, or transfers the interest sought to be disclaimed or contracts to do so; or        (3)    A judicial sale of the interest sought to be disclaimed occurs.    (c)    A disclaimer in whole or in part of the future exercise of a power held in a fiduciary capacity is not barred by its previous exercise.    (d)    A disclaimer in whole or in part of the future exercise of power not held in a fiduciary capacity is not barred by its previous exercise unless the power is exercisable in favor of the disclaimant.    (e)    A disclaimer is barred or limited if so provided by law other than this subtitle.    (f)    (1)    A disclaimer of a power over property that is barred by this section is ineffective.        (2)    A disclaimer of an interest in property that is barred by this section takes effect as a transfer of the interest disclaimed to the persons who would have taken the interest under this subtitle had the disclaimer not been barred.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  9-211 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 9 - Special Provisions Relating to Distribution|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act|Section 9-211 - Effect of Federal Laws and Regulations

    If as a result of a disclaimer or transfer the disclaimed or transferred interest is treated pursuant to the provisions of Title 26 of the United States Code, any other successor statute, or regulations as never having been transferred to the disclaimant, then the disclaimer or transfer is effective as a disclaimer under this subtitle.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  9-212 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 9 - Special Provisions Relating to Distribution|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act|Section 9-212 - Filing, Recording, Registering

    (a)    If an instrument transferring an interest in or power over property subject to a disclaimer is required or permitted by law to be filed, recorded, or registered, the disclaimer may be filed, recorded, or registered.    (b)    Failure to file, record, or register the disclaimer does not affect its validity.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  9-213 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 9 - Special Provisions Relating to Distribution|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act|Section 9-213 - Unexercised Disclaimers Under Former Provisions

    Except as otherwise provided in § 9-210 of this subtitle, an interest in or power over property existing on October 1, 2004, as to which the time for delivering or filing a disclaimer under law superseded by this subtitle has not expired, may be disclaimed after October 1, 2004.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  9-214 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 9 - Special Provisions Relating to Distribution|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act|Section 9-214 - Severability

    If any provision of this subtitle or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this subtitle that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this subtitle are severable.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  9-215 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 9 - Special Provisions Relating to Distribution|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act|Section 9-215 - Rights Under Other Statutes Not Affected

    This subtitle does not abridge the right of a person to waive, release, disclaim, or renounce property or an interest in property under any other statute.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  9-216 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 9 - Special Provisions Relating to Distribution|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act|Section 9-216 - Short Title

    This subtitle may be cited as the “Maryland Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act”.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  10-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 10 - Closing Estates|Subtitle 1 - General|Section 10-101 - Effect of Final Approval of Final Account

    (a)    (1)    The final approval of the final account automatically closes the estate.        (2)    If the final account so requests, it also automatically terminates the appointment of the personal representative.    (b)    (1)    If the appointment is not terminated by the final account, a personal representative may, after the time has passed for presenting claims which arose before the death of the decedent, petition the court for an order to terminate the personal representative’s appointment as personal representative.        (2)    After notice to all interested persons including creditors who have presented their claims and legatees who have not been paid in full, the court may enter an appropriate order if a written request for a hearing has not been filed within 20 days.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  10-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 10 - Closing Estates|Subtitle 1 - General|Section 10-102 - Liability of Heir or Legatee to Creditor

    (a)    After an estate has been closed, a claim not barred may be prosecuted against one or more of the persons to whom property has been distributed.    (b)    An heir or legatee shall not be liable to claimants for amounts in excess of the value of the heir’s or legatee’s distribution, valued at the time of distribution or the time of filing suit, whichever is lower.    (c)    (1)    An heir or legatee has a right of contribution against other heirs and legatees.        (2)    Between the heirs and legatees under paragraph (1) of this subsection, each shall bear the cost of satisfaction of unbarred claims as if the claim had been satisfied before distribution.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  10-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 10 - Closing Estates|Subtitle 1 - General|Section 10-103 - Limitations

    (a)    (1)    If no action or proceeding involving the personal representative is pending one year after the close of the estate pursuant to § 5-709 of this article or § 10-101 of this subtitle, the personal representative shall be discharged from any claim or demand of any interested person.        (2)    The rights so barred do not include rights to recover from a personal representative for fraud, material mistake, or substantial irregularity.    (b)    (1)    Except as provided in § 10–102 of this subtitle and § 7–308 of the Tax – General Article, the right of a person seeking to recover property improperly distributed, or the value of it, from a person to whom property has been distributed is forever barred at the later of:            (i)    Three years from the death of the decedent; or            (ii)    One year from the time of distribution of the property.        (2)    This subsection does not bar recovery of property or the value of it received as the result of the heir’s or legatee’s participation in a fraudulent distribution.