26                                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                                [Ch. 11

Art. 93, § 1-202. The section is   further

divided into four subsections for the      purpose

of clarity. The only other changes   are in
style and language.

1-203. DEGREE OF RELATIONSHIP—CIVIL LAW.

DEGREES OF RELATIONSHIP SHALL BE RECKONED ACCORDING
TO THE METHOD OF THE CIVIL LAW BY BEGINNING WITH EITHER
OF THE PERSONS IN QUESTION, ASCENDING TO THE COMMON
ANCESTOR, AND THEN DESCENDING TO THE OTHER PERSON. ONE
DEGREE SHALL BE COUNTED FOR EACH STEP BOTH ASCENDING AND
DESCENDING.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 93, § 1—203. The only changes are in
style.

1-204. DEGREE OF RELATIONSHIP—RELATIVE OF HALF BLOOD.

A RELATIVE OF THE HALF BLOOD HAS THE SAME STATUS AS
A RELATIVE Of THE WHOLE BLOOD OF THE SAME DEGREE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 93, § 1—204. The only changes are in
style.

1-205. CHILD.

A CHILD INCLUDES A LEGITIMATE CHILD, AN ADOPTED
CHILD, AND AN ILLEGITIMATE CHILD TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED
IN §§ 1-206 THROUGH 1-208 OF THIS TITLE. A CHILD DOES
NOT INCLUDE A STEPCHILD, A FOSTER CHILD, OR A GRANDCHILD
OR MORE REMOTE DESCENDANT.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 93, § 1—205. The only changes are in
style.

1-206. LEGITIMATE CHILD.

(A)   MARRIAGE OF PARENTS.

A CHILD BORN OR CONCEIVED DURING A MARRIAGE IS
PRESUMED TO BE THE LEGITIMATE CHILD OF BOTH SPOUSES.
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN § 1-207, A CHILD BORN AT ANY TIME
AFTER HIS PARENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN A MARRIAGE
CEREMONY WITH EACH OTHER, EVEN IF THE MARRIAGE IS
[[INVALID, IS]] INVALID, IS PRESUMED TO BE THE LEGITIMATE
CHILD OF BOTH PARENTS.

(B)   ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION.

A CHILD CONCEIVED BY ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION OF A