HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                    1509

(a)  No person who is [validly] FINALLY divorced [a vinculo

matrimonii] HAS RECEIVED AN ABSOLUTE DIVORCE from the decedent or
whose marriage to the decedent has been validly annulled is a
surviving spouse.

(b)  No person who has voluntarily appeared in a proceeding
in which [an a vinculo matrimonii] A FINAL AN ABSOLUTE divorce

between the decedent and the survivor, or an annulment of their
marriage was obtained, even though not recognized as valid in
this [state] STATE, is a surviving spouse. This subsection does
not apply if the parties to the divorce or annulment subsequently
remarry each other.

4-105.

A will, or any part of it, may not be revoked in a manner
other than as provided in this section.

(a)  By provision in a subsequent, validly executed will

which (1) revokes any prior will or part of it either expressly
or by necessary implication, or (2) expressly republishes an
earlier will that had been revoked by an intermediate will but is
still in existence;

(b)  By burning, cancelling, tearing, or obliterating the
same, by the testator himself, or by some other person in his
presence and by his express direction and consent;

(c)  By the subsequent marriage of the testator followed by
the birth, adoption, or legitimation of a child by him, provided
such child or his descendant survives the testator; and all wills
executed prior to such marriage shall be revoked; or

(d)  By a FINAL AN ABSOLUTE divorce [a vinculo matrimonii]
of a testator and his spouse or the annulment of the marriage,
either of which occurs subsequent to the execution of the
testator's will; and all provisions in the will relating to the

spouse, and only those provisions, shall be revoked unless
otherwise provided in the will or decree.

13-710.

(a) Any person filing a petition, participating in the
making of a good-faith report, participating in an investigation
or in a judicial proceeding resulting therefrom, pursuant to [§
13-705, § 13-709 or § 109, Article 88A] § 13-705 OR § 13-709 OF

THIS ARTICLE OR TITLE 14, SUBTITLE 3 OF THE FAMILY LAW ARTICLE,

shall in so doing be immune from any civil liability or criminal
penalty that might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a result
thereof.

Article - Financial Institutions

13-135.