HUSBAND AND WIFE 1991

This section fully protects insurance due wife on husband's life from claims of
representatives of husband or his creditors. Pratt v. Hill, 124 Md. 255.

Workmen's compensation benefits are not assignable nor subject to execution or
attachment—art. 101, sec. 64.

See art. 83, sec. 8.

See art. 48A, sec. 114.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 9. 1912, sec. 9. 1904, sec. 9. 1888, sec. 9. 1878, ch. 200. 1898, ch. 457.

9. All policies of life insurance upon the life of any person which may
hereafter mature, and which have been or shall be taken out for the benefit
of or bona fide assigned to the wife or children or any relative dependent
upon such person or any creditor shall be'vested in such wife or children or
other relative or creditor, free and clear from all claims of the creditors of
such insured person.

This section protects insurance taken out for benefit of, or bona fide assigned to,
the wife or children or to any relative dependent upon insured or to any creditor of
his, from claims of creditors of such insured person. Pratt v. Hill, 124 Md. 255.

This section in connection with sec. 8, makes it clear that a voluntary assignment
of a policy by a man to his wife or children is free from all claims of creditors. The
words "bona fide" as here used, construed. Earnshaw v. Stewart, 64 Md. 514.

This section does not amend or restrict sec. 8. It is an enabling, and not a restraining,
statute. Elliott v. Bryan, 64 Md. 371.

See art. 83, sec. 8, and notes to sec. 8 (this article).

An. Code, 1924, sec. 10. 1912, sec. 10. 1904, sec. 10. 1888, sec. 10. 1840, ch. 212, sec. 2.
1868, ch. 471, sec. 101. 1898, ch. 457.

10. If the wife shall die before her husband the amount of such insur-
ance may be payable after her death to the children or descendants for
their use, and to their guardian, if under age, and, if there be no children
or descendants of the wife living at the time of her death, to her legal
representatives.

Notwithstanding this section, the policy or by-laws may make other provisions, in
which event this section is not applicable. Pratt v. Hill, 124 Md. 255.

An assignment by husband and wife of insurance payable to the wife may be made
notwithstanding this section. Emerick v. Coakley, 35 Md. 190.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 11. 1912, sec. 11. 1904, sec. 11. 1888, sec. 11. 1853, ch. 335.

1898, ch. 457.

11. The receipt of any married woman for the payment of money
deposited by her before or after marriage shall be a valid discharge to any
individual or corporation making such payment; provided that nothing
contained in this section shall prevent any creditor of the husband from
attaching the same or restraining the payment by injunction if the deposit
was made in fraud of his creditors.
See art. 39B.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 12. 1912, sec. 12. 1904, sec. 12. 1888, sec. 12. 1842, ch. 293, sec. 5.
1856, ch. 154, sec. 94. 1888, ch. 329. 1894, ch. 326. 1898, ch. 457. 1900, ch. 195.

12. Any married woman may, at whatever age she may be, relinquish
her dower in any real estate by the joint deed of herself and husband or by
her separate deed or she may authorize an agent or attorney to relinquish
the same by a power of attorney executed jointly with her husband or by
herself without the joinder of her husband. And in like manner any hus-
band may relinquish his interest in the real estate of his wife by joint or
separate deed, or may authorize an agent or attorney to relinquish the same
by a power of attorney executed jointly with his wife or by himself without
the joinder of his wife.