§ 1-205. Child

   (a) In general. -- A child includes:

   (1) A legitimate child, an adopted child, and an illegitimate child to the extent provided in § 1-206 through 1-208 of this subtitle; and

   (2) A child conceived from the genetic material of a person after the death of the person if:

      (i) The person consented in a written record to use of the person's genetic material for posthumous conception in accordance with the requirements of § 20-111 of the Health - General Article;

      (ii) The person consented in a written record to be the parent of a child posthumously conceived using the person's genetic material;

      (iii) The child is born within 2 years of the person's death; and

      (iv) With respect to any trust, the person was the creator of the trust and the trust became irrevocable on or after October 1, 2012.

(b) Exception. -- A child does not include a stepchild, a foster child, or a grandchild or more remote descendant.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 93, § 1-205; 1974, ch. 11, § 2; 2005, ch. 465; 2010, ch. 72, § 5; 2012, ch. 649; 2013, ch. 644.