(a) A surviving parent is not entitled under § 3-104 of this subtitle to a distribution of the net estate of a minor child of the parent if the parent:
(1) Abandoned the child; or
(2) Willfully failed to contribute to the support of the child for at least 3 consecutive years immediately preceding the death of the child or for the life of the child, whichever is less.
(b) A parent shall be deemed to have abandoned a minor child under subsection (a)(1) of this section if the conduct of the parent demonstrates a settled purpose willfully and intentionally to relinquish all parental rights and duties with respect to the child and to renounce and forsake the child entirely.
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