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MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  6-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 6 - The Personal Representative|Subtitle 2 - Several Personal Representatives|Section 6-203 - When Joint Action of Copersonal Representatives Required

    (a)    When two or more persons are appointed copersonal representatives, the concurrence of all is required on all acts connected with the administration and distribution of the estate.    (b)    The provisions of subsection (a) of this section do not apply if:        (1)    The act involved is receiving or receipting for property due the estate;        (2)    All personal representatives cannot readily be consulted in the time reasonably available for emergency action;        (3)    A personal representative has validly delegated to a copersonal representative the personal representative’s power to act; or        (4)    The will or a statute provides otherwise.    (c)    Persons dealing with a copersonal representative without knowledge that the copersonal representative is not the sole personal representative are as fully protected as if the person with whom they dealt had been the sole personal representative.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  6-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 6 - The Personal Representative|Subtitle 2 - Several Personal Representatives|Section 6-204 - Powers of Surviving Copersonal Representative

    Unless the will otherwise provides:         (1)    Every power exercisable by copersonal representatives may be exercised by the survivors or survivor of them when the appointment of one is terminated; and        (2)    Where one of two or more nominated as copersonal representatives is not appointed, those appointed may exercise all the powers incident to the office.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  6-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 6 - The Personal Representative|Subtitle 3 - Suspension and Termination of Powers|Section 6-301 - Suspension

    On written application of an interested person, the court may suspend any of the powers and duties of the personal representative in accordance with the injunction provisions of the Maryland Rules.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  6-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 6 - The Personal Representative|Subtitle 3 - Suspension and Termination of Powers|Section 6-302 - Termination

    The appointment of a personal representative shall be terminated in accordance with Title 10 of this article and may be terminated sooner by the personal representative’s death, disability, resignation, or removal as provided in §§ 6–303 through 6–307 of this subtitle.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  6-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 6 - The Personal Representative|Subtitle 3 - Suspension and Termination of Powers|Section 6-303 - Effect of Termination

    (a)    Termination ends the right and power pertaining to the office of personal representative as conferred by will or by the estates of decedents law.    (b)    A personal representative whose appointment has been terminated shall:        (1)    Unless otherwise ordered by the court, perform acts necessary to protect property belonging to the estate; and        (2)    Deliver the property to the successor representative.    (c)    Termination does not discharge a personal representative from liability for transactions or omissions occurring before termination, or relieve the personal representative of the duty to protect property subject to the personal representative’s control, and to account for and deliver the property to the personal representative’s successor.    (d)    Termination does not affect the personal jurisdiction to which the personal representative has given consent pursuant to § 6–101 of this title in proceedings which may be commenced against the personal representative arising out of the performance of the personal representative’s duties as personal representative.    (e)    All lawful acts of a personal representative before the termination of the personal representative’s appointment remain valid and effective.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  6-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 6 - The Personal Representative|Subtitle 3 - Suspension and Termination of Powers|Section 6-304 - Duties of Personal Representative or Guardian of Deceased or Disabled Personal Representative

    (a)    The appointment of a personal representative shall be terminated by the personal representative’s death or a judicial determination of the personal representative’s disability.    (b)    In either case, unless there is a surviving personal representative the personal representative of a deceased personal representative or the person appointed to protect the estate of a personal representative under legal disability shall:        (1)    Have the duty to protect property belonging to the estate being administered by the deceased or disabled personal representative;        (2)    Have the power to perform acts necessary for the protection of property;        (3)    Immediately account for and deliver the property to a successor personal representative or special administrator; and        (4)    Immediately apply to the court for the appointment of a special administrator or successor personal representative to carry on the administration of the estate that was being administered by the deceased or disabled personal representative.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  6-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 6 - The Personal Representative|Subtitle 3 - Suspension and Termination of Powers|Section 6-305 - Resignation

    (a)    A personal representative may resign the personal representative’s position by filing a written statement of resignation with the register after the personal representative has given at least 20 days’ written notice to all interested persons of the personal representative’s intention to resign.    (b)    If no one applies for the appointment of a successor personal representative or special administrator, and an appointment is not made within the 20-day period, the resigning personal representative may apply to the court for the appointment of the personal representative’s successor.    (c)    The resignation is effective upon the appointment of a successor, and the resigning personal representative shall immediately account for and deliver the property belonging to the estate to the successor or special administrator.    (d)    The resignation of a copersonal representative is effective upon the giving of notice and the filing of the statement of resignation as provided in this section.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  6-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 6 - The Personal Representative|Subtitle 3 - Suspension and Termination of Powers|Section 6-306 - Removal

    (a)    A personal representative shall be removed from office on a finding by the court that the personal representative:        (1)    Misrepresented material facts in the proceedings leading to the personal representative’s appointment;        (2)    Willfully disregarded an order of the court;        (3)    Is unable or incapable, with or without the personal representative’s own fault, to discharge the personal representative’s duties and powers effectively;        (4)    Has mismanaged property;        (5)    Has failed to maintain on file with the register a currently effective designation of an appropriate local agent for service of process as described in § 5–105(c)(6) of this article; or        (6)    Has failed, without reasonable excuse, to perform a material duty pertaining to the office.    (b)    Even if there exists cause for removal for failure to perform a material duty pertaining to the office, the court may continue the personal representative in office if it finds that continuance would be in the best interests of the estate and would not adversely affect the rights of interested persons or creditors.    (c)    (1)    A hearing shall be conducted by the court before the removal of a personal representative.        (2)    The hearing may be held:            (i)    On the motion of the court;            (ii)    On the motion of the register; or            (iii)    On the written petition of an interested person.        (3)    Notice of hearing shall be given by the register to all interested persons.        (4)    After notice has been given to the personal representative, the personal representative may exercise only the powers of a special administrator as permitted by § 6–403 of this title.    (d)    Concurrently with the removal of a personal representative, the court shall appoint a successor personal representative or a special administrator.    (e)    A personal representative who is removed from office shall account for and immediately deliver the property belonging to the estate to the personal representative’s successor or special administrator.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  6-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 6 - The Personal Representative|Subtitle 3 - Suspension and Termination of Powers|Section 6-307 - Request for Judicial Probate

    (a)    (1)    The appointment of a personal representative who has been appointed by administrative probate is terminated by a timely request for judicial probate.        (2)    The validity of an act performed by the person as personal representative is not affected by this termination.    (b)    Subject to an order in the proceeding for judicial probate, a personal representative appointed previously has the powers and duties of a special administrator until the appointment of a personal representative in the judicial probate proceeding.    (c)    A person, whose appointment as a personal representative is terminated by a request for judicial probate, may be reappointed.    (d)    The appointment of a personal representative is reinstated on a dismissal or withdrawal of a request for judicial probate.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  6-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 6 - The Personal Representative|Subtitle 3 - Suspension and Termination of Powers|Section 6-308 - Compensation

    (a)    A personal representative whose appointment is terminated may receive for the personal representative’s services the compensation awarded by the court at the time of the termination of the personal representative’s appointment.    (b)    The compensation awarded by the court may not exceed an appropriate proportion of the statutory limit allowable under § 7–601 of this article.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  6-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 6 - The Personal Representative|Subtitle 4 - Special Administrator|Section 6-401 - Appointment; Qualifications

    (a)    On the filing of a petition by an interested party, a creditor, or the register, or on the motion of the court, a special administrator may be appointed by the court:        (1)    If it is necessary to protect property before the appointment and qualification of a personal representative; or        (2)    On the termination of appointment of a personal representative and before the appointment of a successor personal representative.    (b)    A suitable person may be appointed as a special administrator, but special consideration shall be given to persons who will or may be ultimately entitled to letters as personal representatives and are immediately available for appointment.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  6-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 6 - The Personal Representative|Subtitle 4 - Special Administrator|Section 6-402 - Bond

    The requirements for the filing of a bond, and all of the other provisions of § 6–102 of this title relating to the bond of a personal representative shall apply equally to a special administrator.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  6-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 6 - The Personal Representative|Subtitle 4 - Special Administrator|Section 6-403 - Powers and Duties

    (a)    A special administrator shall collect, manage, and preserve property and account to the personal representative on the personal representative’s appointment.    (b)    A special administrator:        (1)    Shall assume all duties unperformed by a personal representative imposed under Title 7, Subtitles 2, 3, and 5 of this article; and        (2)    Has all powers necessary to collect, manage, and preserve property.    (c)    In addition, a special administrator has the other powers designated from time to time by court order.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  6-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 6 - The Personal Representative|Subtitle 4 - Special Administrator|Section 6-404 - Termination of Appointment

    (a)    The appointment of a special administrator terminates:        (1)    On the appointment of a personal representative; or        (2)    In the manner prescribed in Subtitle 3 of this title.    (b)    The powers of a special administrator may be suspended or terminated in the same manner as prescribed in Subtitle 3 of this title for the suspension and termination of the powers, or the removal, of a personal representative.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  7-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subtitle 1 - Duties of Personal Representative; Notice of Appointment|Section 7-101 - Duties of Personal Representative Generally

    (a)    (1)    A personal representative is:            (i)    A fiduciary; and            (ii)    Under a general duty to settle and distribute the estate of the decedent in accordance with the terms of the will and the estates of decedents law as expeditiously and with as little sacrifice of value as is reasonable under the circumstances.        (2)    A personal representative shall use the authority conferred on the personal representative by:            (i)    The estates of decedents law;            (ii)    The terms of the will;            (iii)    Orders in proceedings to which the personal representative is a party; and            (iv)    The equitable principles generally applicable to fiduciaries, fairly considering the interests of all interested persons and creditors.    (b)    Unless the time of distribution is extended by order of court for good cause shown, the personal representative shall distribute all the assets of the estate of which the personal representative has taken possession or control within the time provided in § 7–305 of this title for rendering the first account.    (c)    The personal representative does not incur any personal liability for the payment of claims or distribution of assets even if the personal representative does not consider claims for injuries to the person prosecuted under the provisions of § 8–103(e) or § 8–104 of this article, if at the time of payment or distribution:        (1)    The personal representative had no actual knowledge of the claim; and        (2)    The plaintiff had not filed on time a claim with the register.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  7-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subtitle 1 - Duties of Personal Representative; Notice of Appointment|Section 7-102 - Possession and Control of Estate

    (a)    A personal representative has a right to and shall take possession or control of the estate of the decedent, except that property in the possession of the person presumptively entitled to it as heir or legatee shall be possessed by the personal representative only when reasonably necessary for purposes of administration.    (b)    The request by a personal representative for delivery of property possessed by the heir or legatee is conclusive evidence, in an action against the heir or legatee for possession, that the possession of the property by the personal representative is reasonably necessary for purposes of administration.    (c)    The personal representative may maintain an action to recover possession of property or to determine its title.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  7-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subtitle 1 - Duties of Personal Representative; Notice of Appointment|Section 7-103 - Publication of Notice of Appointment; Form

    (a)    (1)    After the appointment of a personal representative, the register shall have a notice of the appointment published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county of appointment once a week in 3 successive weeks, announcing the appointment and address of the personal representative, and notifying creditors of the estate to present their claims.        (2)    The personal representative shall file or have filed with the register a certification that a notice has been published.    (b)    The notice of appointment shall be substantially in the following form:    “To all persons interested in the estate of .......................:
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  7-103.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subtitle 1 - Duties of Personal Representative; Notice of Appointment|Section 7-103.1 - Notice to Creditors

    (a)    Promptly after appointment, the personal representative of a decedent’s estate shall:        (1)    Make a reasonably diligent effort to ascertain the names and addresses of the decedent’s creditors; and        (2)    Mail or otherwise deliver a notice to those creditors whose names and addresses the personal representative has ascertained of the time within which their claims may be presented under § 8–103(a) of this article.    (b)    Notice under this section shall be sufficient if the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to a creditor a copy of the notice required by § 7-103(b) of this subtitle.    (c)    (1)    The failure of a creditor to receive notice under this section shall not extend the time within which the creditor may present a claim beyond 6 months from the date of the decedent’s death.        (2)    The personal representative, individually and on behalf of the estate, is not liable for failing under this section to ascertain or notify a creditor or for giving notice to a person who is not a creditor of the decedent.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  7-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subtitle 1 - Duties of Personal Representative; Notice of Appointment|Section 7-104 - Personal Notice to Heirs and Legatees

    (a)    Not later than 20 days after the appointment of a personal representative, the personal representative shall deliver to the register the text of the first published newspaper notice of the appointment and shall advise the register of the names and addresses of the heirs of the decedent and of the legatees to the extent known by the personal representative, so that the register may issue the notices provided in § 2–210 of this article.    (b)    The provisions of this section do not apply to a successor personal representative if notice under this section has been given previously, or to a person appointed pursuant to judicial probate.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  7-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subtitle 1 - Duties of Personal Representative; Notice of Appointment|Section 7-105 - Filing Revised and Corrected Documents

    Whenever a personal representative discovers that a document previously filed by the personal representative or a predecessor personal representative is incomplete or erroneous, the personal representative shall promptly file a revised and corrected document with the register, reciting the correct information if known by the personal representative.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  7-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subtitle 2 - Inventory and Appraisal|Section 7-201 - Duty to Prepare and File Inventory

    (a)    Subject to the provisions of § 7–205 of this subtitle, and within 3 months after the appointment of a personal representative, the personal representative shall prepare and file an inventory of property owned by the decedent at the time of the death of the decedent, listing each item in reasonably descriptive detail, and indicating its fair market value as of the date of the death of the decedent, and the type and amount of any encumbrance that may exist with reference to the item.    (b)    The inventory shall include:        (1)    Real property;        (2)    Tangible personal property, excluding:            (i)    Wearing apparel, other than furs and jewelry; and            (ii)    Provisions for consumption by the family;        (3)    Corporate stocks;        (4)    Debts owed to the decedent, including bonds and notes;        (5)    Bank accounts, building, savings and loan association shares, and money;        (6)    Debts owed to the decedent by the personal representative; and        (7)    Any other interest in tangible or intangible property owned by the decedent which passes by testate or intestate succession.
MD. Estates and Trusts Code Ann. §  7-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Estates and Trusts|Title 7 - Administration of the Estate|Subtitle 2 - Inventory and Appraisal|Section 7-202 - Appraisals

    (a)    (1)    Subject to the provisions of this section, the value of each item listed in the inventory shall be fairly appraised as of the date of death and stated in the inventory.        (2)    The personal representative may appraise the corporate stocks listed on a national or regional exchange or over the counter securities and items in § 7–201(b)(4) and (5) of this subtitle.        (3)    The personal representative shall secure an independent appraisal of the items in all of the other categories.        (4)    The personal representative may select one of the methods specified in this section.    (b)    The personal representative may apply for appraisal by appraisers designated by the register under § 2–301(a) or § 2–302 of this article.    (c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, instead of an appraisal of the fair market value, real and leasehold property may be valued at:            (i)    The full cash value for property tax assessment purposes as of the most recent date of finality; or            (ii)    The contract sales price for the property if:                1.    The contract sales price is set forth on a settlement statement for an arm’s length contract of sale of the property; and                2.    The settlement on the contract occurs within 1 year after the decedent’s death.        (2)    Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to property assessed for property tax purposes on the basis of its use value.    (d)    Instead of an appraisal of the fair market value, a motor vehicle may be valued by a personal representative on the basis of the average value of the motor vehicle set forth in:        (1)    The National Automobile Dealers’ Association official used car guide; or        (2)    Any substantially similar price guide designated by the register.    (e)    (1)    The personal representative may employ a qualified and disinterested appraiser to assist the personal representative in ascertaining the fair market value, as of the date of the death of the decedent, of an asset the value of which may be fairly debatable.        (2)    Different persons may be employed to appraise different kinds of assets included in the estate.        (3)    The name and address of each appraiser shall be indicated on the inventory with the item or items the appraiser appraised.    (f)    Reasonable appraisal fees shall be allowed as an administration expense.