(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, property of an illegitimate person passes in accordance with the usual rules of intestate succession.
(b) The father or the father’s relations of an illegitimate person can inherit only if the illegitimate person is treated as the child of the father pursuant to § 1–205(a)(2) or § 1–208 of this article.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 3 - Intestate Succession and Statutory Shares
Subtitle 1 - Intestate Succession
Section 3-101 - Order of Distribution of Net Intestate Estate
Section 3-102 - Share of Surviving Spouse
Section 3-103 - Division Among Surviving Issue
Section 3-104 - Distribution When There Is No Surviving Issue
Section 3-107 - After-Born Child
Section 3-108 - Inheritance From Illegitimate Person
Section 3-109 - Person Related to Decedent Through Two Lines
Section 3-110 - Certain Heirs Not Surviving Decedent for 30 Days
Section 3-111 - Prohibition of Distribution Upon Commitment of Certain Crimes or Acts
Section 3-112 - Abandonment or Failure to Support Minor Child