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MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  5-604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 5 - Opening the Estate|Subtitle 6 - Small Estates|Section 5-604 - Bond, Compensation, Duties and Liability of Personal Representative

    (a)    (1)    Unless bond is expressly excused by the will or by the written waiver of all interested persons, a person appointed as a personal representative in accordance with § 5–603(a)(1) of this subtitle shall be required to give bond if the estate is established to have a gross value of $10,000 or more after the payment of expenses and allowances under § 5–603(a)(2) of this subtitle.        (2)    If the estate is established to have a gross value of less than $10,000 after the payment of expenses and allowances under § 5–603(a)(2) of this subtitle, a person appointed as a personal representative in accordance with § 5–603(a)(1) of this subtitle may not be required to give bond.        (3)    A personal representative under this subtitle is not entitled to receive commissions for the performance of the duties of a personal representative.    (b)    (1)    After the expiration of 60 days following publication of the notice required by § 5–603(b) of this subtitle, the personal representative shall file proof of publication of the notice and a list of all claims, including contingent and disputed claims, and the amount of each filed since the original petition.        (2)    The court shall hear objections filed pursuant to the notice and, if satisfied that all action taken pursuant to this subtitle is proper, shall direct the petitioner to pay all proper claims, expenses, and family allowance and to distribute the net estate in accordance with the will or, if the decedent died intestate, in accordance with Title 3, Subtitle 1 of this article.    (c)    The personal representative does not incur any personal liability by payment of claims or distribution of assets in accordance with this subtitle if, at the time of payment or distribution, the representative has no actual knowledge of a valid unbarred claim that has not been filed with the register.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  5-605 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 5 - Opening the Estate|Subtitle 6 - Small Estates|Section 5-605 - After-Discovered Property

    (a)    Property of the decedent discovered after the filing of the petition shall be reported immediately by supplemental petition.    (b)    If no administration was had in accordance with § 5–603(a)(4) of this subtitle because of the failure to include after–discovered property in the original petition, the register shall direct appropriate proceedings.    (c)    If after–discovered property increases the gross value of all property of the decedent subject to administration in Maryland to more than $50,000, or more than $100,000 if all property of the decedent subject to administration in Maryland is transferred to the spouse of the decedent, then any further proceeding may not be had under this subtitle, but the administration shall proceed under the other provisions of the estates of decedents law.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  5-606 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 5 - Opening the Estate|Subtitle 6 - Small Estates|Section 5-606 - Fees

    (a)    (1)    (i)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, for all services listed in § 2–206(b)(1) of this article that a register performs in connection with a small estate having a value of no more than $5,000, the register shall receive the fees under subsection (b) of this section instead of the fees under § 2–206(b)(2) of this article.            (ii)    For a small estate having a value of more than $5,000, the fees under § 2–206 of this article shall apply.        (2)    For each additional certificate of letters over 4 furnished in connection with a small estate, the register shall receive the additional fee under § 2–206(c) of this article.    (b)    Fees for a small estate shall be assessed on the value of the small estate at the following rates:
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  5-607 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 5 - Opening the Estate|Subtitle 6 - Small Estates|Section 5-607 - Applicability of Other Provisions of Article

    Except to the extent inconsistent with the letter and the spirit of this subtitle, all other provisions of the estates of decedents law shall be applicable to a small estate.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  5-608 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 5 - Opening the Estate|Subtitle 6 - Small Estates|Section 5-608 - No Administration Required for Motor Vehicles or Boats

    (a)    If the only property owned by a decedent is not more than two motor vehicles and the decedent’s surviving spouse is the decedent’s only heir or legatee:        (1)    Administration of an estate of the decedent is not required; and        (2)    The Motor Vehicle Administration may transfer title to a motor vehicle  owned by the decedent to the surviving spouse if:            (i)    The surviving spouse certifies to the Motor Vehicle Administration that all debts and taxes owed by the decedent have been paid; and            (ii)    The Motor Vehicle Administration receives a copy of the decedent’s death certificate and suitable proof of the existence of the marriage.    (b)    If the only property owned by a decedent is a boat or vessel with an appraised value that does not exceed $5,000 and the decedent’s surviving spouse is the decedent’s only heir or legatee:        (1)    Administration of an estate of the decedent is not required; and        (2)    The agency that issued the certificate of title may transfer the certificate of title for the boat or vessel to the surviving spouse of the decedent if:            (i)    The surviving spouse certifies to the agency that all debts and taxes owed by the decedent have been paid;            (ii)    The agency receives satisfactory evidence of the value of the boat or vessel, which may be provided by a statement signed by two individuals stating that:                1.    They have personal knowledge of the value of boats or vessels of the type that is in the estate; and                2.    The value of the boat or vessel does not exceed $5,000; and            (iii)    The agency receives a copy of the decedent’s death certificate and suitable proof of the existence of the marriage.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  5-701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 5 - Opening the Estate|Subtitle 7 - Modified Administration|Section 5-701 - Date of Appointment

    In this subtitle, “date of appointment” means the date of appointment of the personal representative.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  5-702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 5 - Opening the Estate|Subtitle 7 - Modified Administration|Section 5-702 - Election for Modified Administration

    An election for modified administration may be filed by a personal representative of an estate within 3 months from the date of appointment, if:        (1)    All residuary legatees of a testate decedent and the heirs at law of an intestate decedent are limited to:            (i)    The decedent’s personal representative;            (ii)    Individuals or entities exempt from inheritance tax in the decedent’s estate under § 7–203(b), (e), and (f) of the Tax – General Article; and            (iii)    Trusts under which each person who has a current interest in the trust is an individual or entity exempt from inheritance tax in the decedent’s estate under § 7–203(b), (e), and (f) of the Tax – General Article;        (2)    The estate is solvent and sufficient assets exist to satisfy all testamentary gifts;        (3)    A verified final report under modified administration is filed within 10 months from the date of appointment;        (4)    Final distribution of the estate can occur within 12 months from the date of appointment; and        (5)    All residuary legatees of a testate decedent and the heirs at law of an intestate decedent consent to a modified administration as required under § 5–706 of this subtitle.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  5-703 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 5 - Opening the Estate|Subtitle 7 - Modified Administration|Section 5-703 - Extension of Time Periods

    (a)    The initial time periods for filing a final report and for making distribution to each legatee and heir are extended for 90 days on a consent for extension of the time periods signed by the personal representative and each interested person and filed within 10 months from the date of appointment.    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a register of wills or a court may not extend the time periods established under this subtitle.    (c)    (1)    If the time periods for filing a final report and making distribution to each legatee and heir have been extended under subsection (a) of this section, the register of wills may extend the time periods for an additional period not to exceed 90 days on the filing of a request for an additional extension of the time periods.        (2)    A request filed under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be:            (i)    Signed by the personal representative and consented to by each interested person; and            (ii)    Delivered to the register of wills before the date for filing a final report as extended under subsection (a) of this section.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  5-704 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 5 - Opening the Estate|Subtitle 7 - Modified Administration|Section 5-704 - Proceedings After Filing Election; After-Discovered Property

    (a)    After filing an election for modified administration, the personal representative shall:        (1)    File a verified final report under modified administration no later than 10 months from the date of appointment instead of filing a formal inventory and account; and        (2)    On the request of any interested person, provide a formal inventory and account, as required under Title 7 of this article, to all interested persons.    (b)    If the personal representative discovers property of the decedent after the time for filing a verified final report required by subsection (a) of this section, the personal representative shall:        (1)    File a verified final report under modified administration with respect to the after–discovered property within 60 days of the discovery of the property; and        (2)    Make final distribution of the after–discovered property within 90 days of the discovery of the property.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  5-705 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 5 - Opening the Estate|Subtitle 7 - Modified Administration|Section 5-705 - Form of Election

    An election for modified administration shall include:         (1)    A statement that the estate qualifies for modified administration;        (2)    A brief description of the property subject to administration; and        (3)    An acknowledgment that:            (i)    A verified final report under modified administration shall be filed no later than 10 months from the date of appointment; and            (ii)    Distribution of the estate shall occur no later than 12 months from the date of appointment.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  5-706 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 5 - Opening the Estate|Subtitle 7 - Modified Administration|Section 5-706 - Notice of Consent

    The consent required under § 5–702(5) of this subtitle shall state that the subscribing person has notice that:        (1)    Instead of filing a formal inventory and account, the personal representative shall file a verified final report under modified administration no later than 10 months from the date of appointment;        (2)    On request by any legatee or heir not paid in full, a formal inventory and account shall be provided by the personal representative to the legatees or heirs;        (3)    A written objection to modified administration by an interested person may be filed with the register of wills at any time during administration, which shall revoke the modified administration;        (4)    By filing a written objection:            (i)    The modified administration is revoked;            (ii)    The estate shall be administered under administrative probate; and            (iii)    The personal representative shall file a formal inventory and account as needed until the estate is closed;        (5)    Unless an interested person waives notice of the verified final report under modified administration, the personal representative shall provide a copy to each interested person within 10 months from the date of the appointment; and        (6)    Under modified administration, distribution to all legatees and heirs shall be made within 12 months from the date of appointment.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  5-707 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 5 - Opening the Estate|Subtitle 7 - Modified Administration|Section 5-707 - Final Report

    A final report under modified administration shall include:         (1)    A statement representing the continued qualification for modified administration;        (2)    An itemized schedule of the decedent’s property and the basis of its valuation;        (3)    An itemized schedule of liens, debts, taxes, and funeral expenses of the decedent and administration expenses of the estate; and        (4)    Schedules setting forth distributive shares of the estate and the applicable inheritance tax.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  5-708 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 5 - Opening the Estate|Subtitle 7 - Modified Administration|Section 5-708 - Revocation of Modified Administration

    (a)    A modified administration shall be revoked by the:        (1)    Filing of a timely request for judicial probate;        (2)    Filing of a written objection to modified administration by an interested person;        (3)    Filing of a withdrawal of the election for modified administration by a personal representative;        (4)    Orphans’ Court, on its own initiative, or for good cause shown by an interested person or by the register of wills;        (5)    Failure to timely file the final report under modified administration and make timely distribution; or        (6)    Failure by the personal representative to comply with any provision of this subtitle.    (b)    The register of wills shall mail notice of any revocation by first–class mail, postage prepaid, to each interested person.    (c)    If a modified administration is revoked, the personal representative shall:        (1)    Proceed under administrative probate; and        (2)    (i)    File a formal inventory and account with the register of wills within the time periods provided in Title 7 of this article; or            (ii)    If the deadline has passed for filing either an inventory or an account, file the late document within 30 days from the register’s notice of revocation.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  5-709 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 5 - Opening the Estate|Subtitle 7 - Modified Administration|Section 5-709 - Closing of Estate

    An estate under modified administration shall close not later than 13 months from the date of appointment, if a verified final report under modified administration is filed and all probate fees and inheritance taxes are paid.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  5-710 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 5 - Opening the Estate|Subtitle 7 - Modified Administration|Section 5-710 - Applicability of Other Provisions of Article

    Except to the extent inconsistent with this subtitle, all other provisions of the law of decedents’ estates shall apply to a modified administration.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  5-801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 5 - Opening the Estate|Subtitle 8 - Admission of Copy of Executed Will|Section 5-801 - Petition for Admission of Copy of Executed Will

    (a)    An interested person may file a petition for the admission of a copy of an executed will in accordance with this subtitle.    (b)    Notice to interested persons of the filing of the petition is not required.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  5-802 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 5 - Opening the Estate|Subtitle 8 - Admission of Copy of Executed Will|Section 5-802 - Filing of Petition

    A petition for admission of a copy of a will may be filed with the court at any time before administrative or judicial probate if:        (1)    The original executed will is alleged to be lost or destroyed;        (2)    A duplicate reproduction of the original executed will, evidencing a copy of the original signatures of the decedent and the witnesses, is offered for admission; and        (3)    All the heirs at law and legatees named in the offered will execute a consent in the manner set forth in § 5–803 of this subtitle.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  5-803 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 5 - Opening the Estate|Subtitle 8 - Admission of Copy of Executed Will|Section 5-803 - Consent Form

    The consent required under § 5–802 of this subtitle shall be in substantially the following form:CONSENT TO PROBATE OF COPY OF EXECUTEDLAST WILL AND TESTAMENTThe undersigned ___________________________ and ____________________, being all the heirs at law of the decedent and all the legatees named in the will executed by the decedent on ___________, hereby consent to the probate of a copy of that executed will, it having been determined, after an extensive search of the decedent’s personal records, that an original of the will cannot be located. By signing this Consent each of the undersigned affirms that it is his or her belief that the will executed by the decedent on ___________, is the last valid will executed by the decedent and was not revoked and that the copy of the will, as submitted with the petition for its admission, represents a true and correct copy of the will.We affirm under the penalties of perjury that the facts set forth in this Consent are true and correct to the best of our knowledge, information, and belief.DATE     SIGNATURE         PRINT NAME AND RELATIONSHIP________      ______________________      ______________________________________________      ______________________      _____________________________________________________________________Attorney________________________________________________________________Address________________________________Telephone Number
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  5-804 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 5 - Opening the Estate|Subtitle 8 - Admission of Copy of Executed Will|Section 5-804 - Order

    The court may:        (1)    Without a hearing, issue an order authorizing:            (i)    The petitioner to proceed with administrative probate in accordance with Subtitle 3 of this title; and            (ii)    The register to accept the copy of the will for administrative probate; or        (2)    Require the filing of judicial probate in accordance with Subtitle 4 of this title.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  6-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 6 - The Personal Representative|Subtitle 1 - Appointment and Issuance of Letters; Duties and Powers|Section 6-101 - Conditions of Appointment

    As a condition to a personal representative’s appointment, the personal representative shall file:        (1)    A statement of acceptance of the duties of the office;        (2)    Any required bond; and        (3)    A written consent to personal jurisdiction in any action brought in the State against the personal representative as personal representative or arising out of the personal representative’s duties, where service of process is effected pursuant to the Maryland Rules at the address of the personal representative shown in the proceedings.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  6-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 6 - The Personal Representative|Subtitle 1 - Appointment and Issuance of Letters; Duties and Powers|Section 6-103 - Issuance and Content of Letters

    (a)    After appointment, letters shall be issued to the personal representative by the register.    (b)    Letters shall contain:        (1)    The name and location of the court or register by whom appointment was made;        (2)    The name of the decedent and the personal representative;        (3)    The date of the representative’s appointment;        (4)    The date of probate of the will admitted to probate in the proceeding;        (5)    The signature of the register and the seal of the court; and        (6)    The date the certificate was issued.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  6-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 6 - The Personal Representative|Subtitle 1 - Appointment and Issuance of Letters; Duties and Powers|Section 6-104 - Form of Letters

    Letters of administration shall be in substantially the following form:
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  6-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 6 - The Personal Representative|Subtitle 1 - Appointment and Issuance of Letters; Duties and Powers|Section 6-105 - Time of Accrual of Duties and Powers; Ratification

    (a)    The duties and powers of a personal representative commence on the issuance of the personal representative’s letters, but when done in good faith, the personal representative’s acts occurring before appointment have the same effect as those occurring after.    (b)    A personal representative may ratify and accept acts done on behalf of the estate by others if the acts would have been proper for a personal representative.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  6-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 6 - The Personal Representative|Subtitle 2 - Several Personal Representatives|Section 6-201 - Priority Among Different Letters

    (a)    A person to whom letters are first issued has exclusive authority under the letters until the person’s appointment is terminated or modified.    (b)    If, in the absence of termination or modification, letters are afterwards issued to another, the first appointed personal representative may recover any property of the estate in the hands of, and demand and secure an accounting from, the personal representative subsequently appointed, but the acts of the latter done in good faith before notice of the first letters, are not void for want of validity of appointment.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  6-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 6 - The Personal Representative|Subtitle 2 - Several Personal Representatives|Section 6-202 - Powers and Duties of Successor Personal Representative

    A successor personal representative has the same powers and duties to complete the administration and distribution of the estate as the original personal representative, including the powers granted in the will, but excluding any power expressly made personal to the executor named in the will.