Garth A. Samuels v. Estate of Ann D. Samuels, et al.

Divorce: Marital property: IRA account

CSA No. 0041, Sept. Term 2013. Unreported.

Opinion by Hotten, J. Filed March 19, 2014.

Appeal from Baltimore County. Affirmed.

RecordFax #14-0319-05, 18 pages.

The parties’ separation agreement, incorporated into the judgment of divorce, clearly evidenced an intent by both parties to waive all interest in each other’s retirement accounts; thus, even though the wife died three months after entry of the divorce judgment without changing her IRA beneficiaries, her estate was entitled to summary judgment in its declaratory action against the husband.

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