MD SB250

Requires an individual to survive another person by at least 120 hours (5 days) to inherit property; those who do not survive by this period are deemed to have predeceased the other individual

Establishes a "clear and convincing evidence" standard for proving survival, with certified death certificates serving as prima facie evidence of time of death

Creates rules for co-owners with right of survivorship: if neither can be proven to have survived the other by 120 hours, property is divided equally (one-half to each co-owner's estate)

Provides exceptions to the 120-hour requirement when governing instruments (wills, trusts, deeds) explicitly address simultaneous deaths or specify different survival periods

Protects payors and third parties from liability when distributing assets in good faith based on apparent entitlement, while requiring recipients to return property distributed not-for-value if later found to be erroneously received