Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary
Estates and trusts — Intestate succession — Relinquishment
This case concerns competing claims to assets in the estate of Adam Brandon, who died intestate. The claimants are the decedent’s father and the decedent’s cousins. Although the laws of intestate succession dictate that the father should inherit the assets, the cousins claim that the father relinquished his right to those assets some 30 years ago, in a separation agreement with the decedent’s mother.
